Questions

1. What is the difference between common pigeons and homing pigeons?
2. How do you think pigeons find their way back home? What other animals have this ability?
3. How do you train homing pigeons? What skills are needed to train pigeons?
4. Do pigeons live in your area? What type of environment do they like best?
5. Scenario: Your town has too many pigeons! They are making a mess on all the outdoor statues. They are too noisy, and there are pigeon droppings on the sidewalks and buildings. You have been hired by the city business leaders to deal with this problem. However, you must remember that you have several interest groups who have concerns: there is a large, and powerful animal rights group in your town. In addition, there is a large population of elderly people who like to sit on the park benches and feed the pigeons. You need to figure out a solution to this problem and bring all the groups to consensus.
6. Go to the link PigeonWatch and complete the activities.