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MELBOURNE: A racing pigeon detained by Australian authorities and set to be destroyed over concerns it was an American intruder received a ...

A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake.

Officials will take no further action after concluding the bird is "highly likely to be Australian".

A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake.

“Joe”, a pigeon that reached Australia from the US, perches on the roof of a house in Melbourne on Jan 15. — Reuters A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk may get a reprieve after a US bird organisation declared its identifying leg band was fake. The band suggested the bird found in a Melbourne backyard on Dec 26 was a racing pigeon that had left the US state of Oregon, 13,000 kilometres away, two months earlier. On that basis, Australian authorities on Thursday said they co...

Officials hd labelled Joe a "biosecurity risk" and suggested he might have to be humanely destroyed. Melbourne: A racing pigeon detained by Australian authorities and set to be destroyed over concerns it was an American intruder received a lifeline Friday, when experts revealed its leg tag was probably fake. Originally thought to have flown from Alabama to a backyard in Melbourne -- an epic journey of 14,500 kilometres (9,000 miles) -- "Joe" the racing pigeon made headlines around the world. A...

A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake.

Pigeon that faces death sentence in Australia may get a reprieve for its fake US leg band AP/Canberra Filed on January 15, 2021 US bird organisation declared the identifying leg band found on a pigeon in Australia is fake A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk may get a reprieve after a US bird organisation declared its identifying leg band was fake. The band suggested the bird found in a Melbourne backyard on December 26 was a racing pigeon that had left the US state of Or...

Racing pigeon went missing during an event in Oregon on October 29 last year  Named Joe, it appeared in a garden in Melbourne, Australia, on December 24  Australian border officials now plan to kill the bird over fears it could have Covid But animal welfare group claim Joe is not the racing pigeon from Oregon  Department of Agriculture said bird likely to be Australian after investigation

Authorities thought it had made its way all the way from Oregon and considered it a biosecurity risk. But a U.S. bird group said an identifying band on its leg was fake.