Found a pigeon
Injured, young, ringed, caught in netting or dead — what the RSPCA says to do in each case, and the provision of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 that makes picking one up lawful.
Pigeons
Where the pigeons are. Who takes them in, what the law permits, and what the published evidence says about managing their numbers.
Pigeon rescues
Every listed organisation recorded as taking pigeons in, with current capacity and how recently it was confirmed.
Pigeon law and evidence
The GL41 licence conditions, the Transport for London FOI records, and the published evidence on managing feral pigeon numbers.
Non-lethal pigeon control
Each method, what the evidence shows, what it requires and whether it can be bought in the UK — with the short directory of providers who publish a non-lethal commitment.
Common pigeon claims
Vermin status, where feral pigeons came from, whether numbers are rising, how much disease risk there actually is, and what the cognition research does and does not show — each claim set against the published evidence.
Pigeon sources
The reading list behind these pages: licences, peer-reviewed research, charity guidance, news reports and campaigning organisations — each labelled for what it is.