A Tokyo Taxi Driver Is Charged With Running Down a Pigeon The arrest of the 50-year-old driver highlighted the strict law in Japan against harming the birds, even if they take over balconies or get in the way of traffic.
American Kestrels Are in a Puzzling Decline The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot.
In Qatar, the Ancient Sport of Falconry Gets Some Upgrades The training regimen now involves drones, but doomed pigeons are still in the mix. Generations of Qataris have taken up the hobby.
The Ancient Art of Falconry at the Jersey Shore How Ocean City cleared the gulls from its boardwalk — with falcons and hawks.