The pink dye, believed to be human hair dye, is causing severe health issues for Flamingo the pigeon, who was found in New York City's Madison Square Park Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

A gender reveal party could be to blame for a pale pink pigeon that was discovered in a New York City public park. "PSA: Please never release domestic birds to the wild," the Wild Bird Fund, an Upper ...

The authors of a major study on the once critically endangered pink pigeon say boosting the species' numbers is not enough to save it from extinction in the future. Despite the population increase, ...

NEW YORK -- A rescue group believes a pink pigeon discovered in New York City was deliberately dyed and released. A good Samaritan saw the animal on Monday in Madison Square Park after noticing the ...

A wildlife group says a domestic pink pigeon found and rescued at Madison Square Park in New York City was deliberately dyed the color. Phyllis Tseng of the Wild Bird Fund UPDATE: The pink pigeon ...

Flamingo, the bright pink pigeon that went viral last week after it was found malnourished in a New York City park, has died, likely because of the dye that was used to coat it, said the Wild Bird ...

The pink pigeon as a squab at Paignton Zoo, Devon. By Lauren Beavis via SWNS A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time. Pink pigeons, endemic to Mauritius, are on the red ...

In the 1980s there were just ten or so pink pigeons left in the wild. Known to scientists as Nesoenas mayeri, the species is found only on Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island that was once home to the ...

VACAVILLE, Calif. — A tired and hungry pigeon recently found in Northern California with a partially pink wing may have been dyed to assist with a gender reveal celebration, according to wildlife ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

The authors of a major study on the once critically endangered pink pigeon say boosting the species' numbers is not enough to save it from extinction in the future. Despite the population increase, ...