For this Bubbler Talk, we set out to solve a mystery. Laurel Heebsh has been hiking Milwaukee County’s Oak Leaf Trail since the start of the pandemic when something caught her eye, and she decided to ...
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 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 ...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Pigeons are a delicacy in Egypt, traditionally served roasted and stuffed with fragrant rice. But for Cairo's pigeon fanciers, their prized birds are nobody's next meal. Pigeon lofts ...
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 ...
The Paphos branch of the Cyprus Union of Farmers (Eka) has reported an increase in damaged crops in the last few weeks. It said the problem was particularly acute in areas where hunting is prohibited.
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 ...