Messenger pigeons were used across ancient Egypt and Rome, and their high value isn't new. According to Pliny the Elder, "Many persons have quite a mania for pigeons — building towns for them on ...

Hope for Wildlife has a new resident this week: a pigeon that they’ve tentatively traced back to Spain. Last week, a Parks ...

The Pigeon Forge Police Chief said the department tried to educate people about the new rules, rather than issue citations.

Encouraged by their initial success, many pigeon owners anticipated continued glory in subsequent races. However, that anticipation was soon met with the reality that unpredictability lies at the ...

Mike Tyson shares details about the 'hundreds, maybe a thousand' pigeons he owns in different cities across the United States ...

A woman who owns a pet racing pigeon takes him wherever she goes - including pubs and shops. Pam Welfare has had pet racing ...

Under Australian National Pigeon Racing Board rules for a standard race, a pigeon flies from a start point to their home loft, and each bird's velocity is calculated to determine the winner.

Kolkata's once-thriving pigeon racing culture has seen a significant decline, with only a few enthusiasts remaining from a vibrant community of around 500 in the 80s. Factors such as increasing ...

Roodhouse explained, “The pigeon-fanciers saw an opportunity to make their hobby of national importance, so they said, ‘We’ll carry on raising our racing pigeons, but we can turn them into ...

A pigeon racing enthusiast says she ‘hated’ the ... When they moved in together in 1993, Pauline Brown accepted her new husband’s interest in homing pigeons, but explains that she ‘didn ...

In the UK, the sport first took off during the Industrial Revolution and reached its peak in the 1980s, when the Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) boasted 60,000 members. But those numbers have ...