Air mail delivery is an essential part of modern life. The history of this unique invention goes back farther than you might think.

Many sported bizarre features such as toothed beaks and long, bony tails. Vegavis, however, would have been ducklike in size and similar ecologically to aquatic bird species such as loons ...

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area. Tommy the ...

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.

The Odisha police currently maintains a fleet of about 150 Belgian homing pigeons, primarily housed at the Police Pigeon Service Center in Cuttack. The pigeons are trained to cover distances of up ...

The Germans, aware that pigeons were being used to relay messages to the Allies, ordered a homing pigeon cull. The pigeon had been released by its owner in Christchurch, and returned to him in ...

Households in the UK are being warned 'do not' disrupt doves or pigeons in their garden from February - or risk facing a potential fine and prosecution. The native UK birds, which both belong to ...

Penalty levied on 70-year-old widower is one of 1,500 for anti-social behaviour, under rules dubbed ‘dystopian’ by campaign group A pensioner feeding pigeons was one of more than 1,500 people ...

Brits with a soft spot for birds in their garden have been warned - disturbing doves or pigeons from February onwards could land you in hot water. Both doves and pigeons are part of the columbidae ...