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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 pigeon that faced death sentence in Australia after being declared a biosecurity risk got a reprieve...

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.