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Authorities concluded that 'Joe the Pigeon is highly likely to be Australian and does not present a biosecurity risk.'

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.

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.

Fake US leg band may save pigeon from getting killed in Australia over quarantine rules Fake US leg band may save pigeon from getting killed in Australia over quarantine rules The bird was last seen two months ago in the US state of Oregon and was found in the backyard of Melbourne resident Kevin Celli-Bird on December 26. Even though Australia planned to kill it, the fake leg band might give the bird another chance at life. advertisement Joe, the pigeon. (Photo: AP) A pigeon named Joe showed u...

Joe the pigeon spared as leg tag found to be fake

2-MIN READ Bird Named Joe: Why a Pigeon that Narrowly Escaped Death in Australia is Making News The racing pigeon, first spotted in late Dec. 2020, appears to have made an extraordinary 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to Australia. (Photo: Channel 9 via AP) Australia had declared Joe- the pigeon- a biodecurity threat and had ordered its killing, but a last minute revelation saved its life. Last Updated:January 15, 2021, 19:19 IST FOLLOW US ON: The ...

Joe, 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.

The band suggested the bird found in a Melbourne backyard on Dec. 26 was a racing pigeon that had left Oregon months earlier.

Australian authorities were planning to put down a pigeon that reached the country from the United States due to the strict biosecurity rules in the country, but a trip back to the US was also on the cards.

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.