Bern finds new approach to limit the pigeon population

Pigeons are well adapted to urban environments. They find plenty of food and there are no natural enemies. Often the authorities shoot or poison the animals to keep the pigeon population at bay. Now Bern is approaching the problem in a more animal friendly way. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on March 19, 2012 - 12:00

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A documentary and animation filmmaker from Bern, Michele studied film at Zurich University of the Arts. He's been a swissinfo.ch video journalist since 2004 and has a special interest in developing new video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles.

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