MUMBAI — For the past four decades, Mumbai resident Premlata Soni and her husband have fed the pigeons that flock around a reservoir known as the Bandra Lake. Sometimes, it's a few fistfuls of corn ...

Mumbai's civic body has banned pigeon feeding. It says the growing pigeon population is causing respiratory issues. Pigeon-lovers are fighting back. Americans are familiar with culture wars around ...

Restrictions on pigeon feeding in India’s largest city prompted a backlash from a religious community that believes in nonviolence against all creatures. By Suhasini Raj and Yan Zhuang Pigeons are ...

The pigeon (Columba livia), also called a rock dove, is a stout-bodied bird with a fleshy beak and large wings. There are between 310-352 pigeon species distributed worldwide. Many are native to the ...

Feeding pigeons, once seen as harmless, carries significant health risks. Experts warn of severe lung diseases from inhaling pigeon droppings. A fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans, found in droppings can ...

Recent attention to public feeding of pigeons has divided the city. While some citizens point to health risks and are seeking a ban on feeding pigeons in public spaces, others term such a reaction as ...

On July 3 this year, the Maharashtra government ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of Mumbai to immediately shut down all 51 kabutarkhanas in the city, citing health hazards arising ...