Barcelona is putting pigeons on the pill

This is the niche but burgeoning world of “wildlife fertility control” – where academics, activists, conservationists and ambitious entrepreneurs combine their efforts to put pigeons, rats, badgers, capybaras and even elephants on the pill and other forms of contraception. Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/19/the-battle-to-put-pigeons-on-the-pill/ #pigeons #news #birds ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.