A Cooper's hawk found near Vancouver is the most toxic wild bird ever recorded, CityLab reports. A study published in Science of the Total Environment describes how researchers measured levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers of nearly 200 parts per million in the contaminated bird.
Are pigeons dirty?
Despite the social perception as dirty and disease-ridden, pigeons are actually very clean animals and there is very little evidence to suggest that they are significant transmitters of disease. Pigeons and humans have lived in close proximity for thousands of years.
What is the problem with birds?
Birds present several problems, such as noise pollution, flocking, nesting, excreting and crop damage. This is why bird control is so important. Some of the most common bird pests are: Pigeons (feral pigeons)
