China currently has an air pollution problem so severe that smog is occasionally dense enough to be visible from space. But the frequently choking haze is providing an unexpected benefit to racing ...

Nothing is sacred it appears in the high-flying world of pigeon racing in Belgium, where six birds were found to have been doped with drugs such as cocaine and painkillers, Belgian media reported ...

SIX racing pigeons in Belgium have been found to have been doped with drugs such as cocaine and painkillers in order to give them a competitive edge. Cycling-mad Belgium is used to hearing of sports ...

PETOSKEY — The Flying Clovers Racing Pigeon Club will be sponsoring a national youth race Saturday, Sept. 26, in which birds will fly from the Grand Rapids area back to Pickerel Lake. The birds came ...

It used to be that pigeon fanciers needed to hold something of a pigeon vigil outside their lofts, waiting for the birds to return. When one landed, you rushed to remove the tracking device and ...

What kind of bird do you think someone might pay a lot of money for? A rare macaw, a peacock, maybe an ostrich? How about a pigeon? A multi-millionaire from China paid a record $1.4 million dollars ...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Some people take up woodworking in their free time. Others get into gardening. The six members of the Glynn County-based South Georgia Flyers race pigeons. “It’s a hobby, like some ...

ANTIOCH — Fred Belus casts his gaze skyward at a flock of racing pigeons circling above his backyard. Fit and sleek, they circle a few times before a distinct whistle from Belus brings his flock back ...

Welcome to the world of fancy pigeons. — -- Some 7,844 pigeons gathered this weekend at the 93rd annual Grand National Pigeon Show, and not one was the average street bird. Welcome to the world ...