“Both physically and psychologically, it’s an awful way to die,” says one conservationist of the bird poison Avitrol. Cities around the U.S. and Canada agree—and some have banned it. Avitrol, an ...

MILLVILLE — Necropsy results confirmed that pesticide poisoning was the cause of death of the dozens of birds that fell from the sky and died in the Peach Drive neighborhood on Aug. 14, the New Jersey ...

WESTON, Fla. — A spokesperson for Graziano’s, the Argentinian restaurant at Weston Town Center, reported a third party was hired to address “a bird infestation.” The spokesperson said the pest control ...

, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is currently in the process of performing necropsies on samples of the dead birds, said Larry Hajna, press officer for the N.J. DEP. Hajna ...

The Portland City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to ban the use of the toxic bird poisons known as avicides on city property. The city already avoids using avicides, including the commercially ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — People living in a southwest Las Vegas apartment complex said they woke up to dead pigeons on the ground Tuesday morning, sparking concerns about safety for their pets and children ...

Birds have been falling from the skies on the Upper West Side — and a wildlife rehabilitator fears someone is poisoning them. Five pigeons and a blue jay died over the past week in the area between ...

A Broward pest control employee hired by a restaurant to get rid of ‘nuisance birds’ is now charged in the series of poisonings that have rattled nearby customers, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

April 23 - In a messy but unsuccessful war against pigeons on city buildings, Denver has tried highfrequency sirens, electrified toe strips and an anti-perching product called Hot Foot. But now city ...

Officials in Portland voted Wednesday to ban the use of Avitrol, a chemical marketed as a “bird control agent,” which has led to the deaths of dozens of crows on at least two occasions. In a unanimous ...