Letters: Ross McQueen and Teresa Rodrigues share their admiration for birds in the much-maligned genus Columba ...

Paris. The name evokes tree-lined avenues, coffee shops, parks, the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, Notre Dame, heart-throbbing art museums - and a pigeon serenading tourists waiting in line at the Louvre?

THE recently issued sixth bulletin on wood pigeon studies being organized from the British Trust for Ornithology at Oxford contains some interesting observations of agricultural importance. The ...

THE report of the Edward Grey Institute's wood pigeon investigation in 1942, recently issued in the Wood Pigeon Bulletin No. 4, makes interesting reading in view of the concern over this bird's damage ...

For conservation biologist Tolga Aktas, a walk through the city is an opportunity to observe different species of pigeon. His favourite is the wood pigeon, which is the UK’s most widespread and common ...

1. Pesticides applied to seeds before sowing may present a high risk to seed-eating birds. Some of these chemicals are highly toxic but are avoided by captive birds in laboratory tests. However, ...

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) wants an end to the year-round open season on wood pigeons, saying there is little evidence they cause crop damage and the rules are being abused by ...

It’s that time of year when the garden seems to have been invaded by an army of pigeons and wood pigeons - and they leave their mark everywhere. From pecking at your favourite plants to leaving their ...

A report I read recently said that slugs and snails are set to be extra problematic this summer due to the mild, damp winter, which meant that they kept growing and reproducing when a dry, cold spell ...

A "very dehydrated and skinny" wood pigeon that was stuck behind a bedroom wall for a week has been rescued. Residents were increasingly concerned about persistent scratching sounds coming from inside ...