After 48 racing pigeons were relieved from his Sidwell loft in the Eastern Cape, Niezaam Jappie is left counting the cost. In what was ‘clearly a calculated break-in,’ says the police, Jappie’s 2026 ...

Just as the sun begins to peek over the flat horizon of Coon Rapids, Iowa, 1,383 pigeons fill the sky. The birds pour out as a single winged mass from the rows of flung-open coops on the transport ...

Pricey high-nutrient meals, early-morning training sessions, weekly competitions across the state — all of it intended to give them a chance at glory in the Grain Belt Classic. Suddenly, the gate ...

The tradition of pigeon racing has been captured in a rare piece of 1960s cine film, which was commissioned by Vaux. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get unlimited ...

Hundreds of pigeons emerge from a slim opening in a backyard shed outfitted into a coop, their heads bobbing as their owner, Wilberto Aponte out, shoos them out, gruffly urging them to fly. In a ...

Her name was Bella, and she brought endless joy to Mohcine Bouzoubaa. But the blue-checkered pigeon, winner of several races, has now retired, and the pharmacist speaks of her with a catch in his ...

The North Central Review is an independently owned newspaper publishing company based in Kilmore that is responsible for publishing two community newspapers each week, covering communities within the ...

Low regulation and high stakes mean Taiwanese pigeon racing is awash with cheating – but efforts are afoot to clean up the sport There’s almost nothing some handlers won’t do to win. Competitors have ...

Pigeon circovirus (PiCV) infection, which causes young pigeon disease syndrome (YPDS) and immunosuppression, significantly impacts both the meat and racing pigeon industries. Currently, no inactivated ...

Paddy the Pigeon, who was hatched in Co Antrim, was the fastest of the flock when he was released on June 6, 1944, to deliver the news of the successful D-Day landings back to England. Paddy battled ...

It was one of a rash of pigeon thefts that swept through Belgium and the Netherlands in 2024 and 2025. Dozens of pigeon lofts were raided; hundreds of pigeons were taken. "A crisis," said the Belgian ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium's once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set off ...