Pigeons seem right at home in St. Louis. You can see flocks perching on rooftops and power lines, waiting for a chance to grab a stray scrap of food or dirty a windshield. Daisy Lewis Cities have pushed many animals from their habitats, but pigeons thrive in human spaces, said Daisy Lewis, AB ’23, a former WashU undergrad in ecology and evolutionary biology. “Pigeons like to be where people are,” said Lewis, who will be starting a PhD program in integrative biology at the University of ...| Arts & Sciences
Wildlife researchers at Washington University in St. Louis tracked pigeons in two cities to see what affects their density.| The Source