Yet in just half a century, they’d disappeared entirely. On 1 September 1914, a passenger pigeon called Martha died at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. She was the last known member of her species.

The extinction of the passenger pigeon is a poignant example of what happens when the interests of man clash with the interests of nature. It is believed that this species once constituted 25 to 40 ...

Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of around 150 birds, though their purpose has grown increasingly ...

The last captive passenger pigeon was a female named Martha (pictured). She died on September 1, 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo. She never succeeded in laying a fertile egg. Researchers are now ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Lucifer! He’s a western crowned pigeon hanging out at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe. This species is one of the largest in the pigeon family.

Bertie, a male Victoria crowned pigeon, is named after Prince Albert Newquay Zoo has become the new home for one of the world's largest living species of pigeon. Bertie is a male Victoria crowned ...