Wall Street Journal

As Chinese Buyers Flock, Homing Pigeon Prices Soar

KNESSELARE, Belgium—Deep-pocketed Chinese investors have ruffled feathers across Europe by snapping up prized assets, from ports to power plants. Now they’re buying pigeons. Their targets aren’t the ...
Forbes

Meet The Last Carrier Pigeon Service On Earth. Hint: They ‘Descended’ From Birds That Braved Super Cyclones

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of ...
The New York Times

This Reviled Pest Is the Unsung Hero of Every Major City in the World

The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins. By Ben Crair If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city ...
Wall Street Journal

As Chinese Buyers Flock, Homing Pigeon Prices Soar

KNESSELARE, Belgium—Deep-pocketed Chinese investors have ruffled feathers across Europe by snapping up prized assets, from ports to power plants. Now they’re buying pigeons. Their targets aren’t the ...