Since late January, reports of sick or dead band-tailed pigeons have been flooding wildlife rehabilitation centers, with most of them coming from the Bay Area, California’s Central Coast and the ...

Since the beginning of February, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other animal rehabilitation organizations have seen an increase in sick or dead band-tailed pigeons within the ...

The Band-tailed pigeon is the largest member of the pigeons and doves family group. They are larger than the familiar rock pigeon aka city pigeon and their stocky grayish body has a unique purplish ...

Avian trichomonosis, a parasitic disease, has killed hundreds of native band-tailed pigeons in California, wildlife officials say. Krysta Rogers California Department of Fish and Wildlife Residents ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTXL) — Reports of at least 200 sick or ...

A dead pigeon spotted on a road in Woodside on March 6, 2023. A parasite is being blamed for killing hundreds of band-tailed pigeons in the Bay Area this winter. Photo by Kate Daly. Pigeon carcasses ...

California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said Thursday they've noticed an increase of reported sick and dead band-tailed pigeons since early February, mostly around California's Bay Area, ...

DEAR JOAN: I live in the Eastmont Hills. Recently, I heard a loud scuffling noise coming from the second story deck at the back of my house. When I went to look, my deck was bedecked with a large ...