Jun 26, 2013
OTTAWA (AFP) A plucky pigeon that flew across the Pacific Ocean from Japan will be bred by a bird lover in Canada hoping its progeny will make top long-distance racers, an animal rescue official said. The pigeon was discovered tired and thin at a Canadian air force...
Jun 23, 2013
A homing pigeon veered off course in a race in Japan and ended up on Vancouver Island. CTVNews.ca Published Friday, June 28, 2013 12:07PM EDT A Japanese racing pigeon truly went the distance, after he overshot a 1,000-kilometre race in his native country and instead...
Jun 23, 2013
MARS Moment 2013 by Sandy Fairfield, MARS Education Coordinator Man’s oldest companion is a bird that is very familiar, though it is shunned by many. When we think of a pigeon it is often with negative thoughts, as they tend to be a messy nuisance. Records dating back...