The city's council believes the move will cut the number of the birds by 80% RANDY pigeons in Barcelona are being given contraceptive pills to curb their bulging population. Animal rights group have ...

Experts estimate there are 85,000 pigeons in the city and they blame the birds for spreading illnesses and covering people in excrement. Now authorities plan to introduce the contraceptive nicarbazine ...

Barcelona civic authorities have come up with an innovative solution to the perceived pigeon menace in the city, and have decided to feed contraceptives to the birds in a bid to control the swelling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Barcelona, pigeons are receiving bid feed laced with contraceptives from dispensing machines - James Breeden for The Telegraph ...

Barcelona: Pigeons flying across the skies is a pleasant sight on a sunny day with a clear sky, but too many of the birds can be inconvenient and even become a menace due to their messy defecating ...

Barcelona: Pigeons flying across the skies is a pleasant sight on a sunny day with a clear sky, but too many of the birds can be inconvenient and even become a menace due to their messy defecating ...

Trial project aims to drive colonies causing a nuisance at Camp Nou football stadium to nearby parks Barcelona has recruited a new weapon in its fight to keep the urban pigeon population under control ...