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Why do we need pigeons?

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We don't need pigeons. We don't absolutely need any specific species. What we do need is ecological diversity. All species have a role to play within their habitat, and when one is eliminated, the web of life becomes less sturdy and more prone to collapse. read more

What we do need is ecological diversity. All species have a role to play within their habitat, and when one is eliminated, the web of life becomes less sturdy and more prone to collapse. If you are interested in what role pigeons play, well, they are prey animals mostly- food for hawks, foxes, martins, etc. read more

Editor's Note: When we asked a variety of avian enthusiasts why birds matter, we were thrilled with the responses, which ranged from poetic to practical, and personal to global. read more

“It is the pigeon on which we must and do depend when every other method fails. During quiet periods we can rely on the telephone, telegraph, flag signals, our dogs and various other ways in use on the front with the British Army, but when the battle rages and everything gives way to barrage and machine-gun fire, to say nothing of gas attacks and bombing, it is to the pigeon that we go for succour. read more

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