The pigeon, which Australia declared a biosecurity risk, may get a lifeline after a US bird organisation said its leg band was fake. A racing pigeon detained by Australian authorities and set to be destroyed over concerns it was an American intruder
Experts suspect the pigeon hitched a ride on a cargo ship to cross the Pacific Ocean. A racing pigeon survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometre (8,000-mile) journey in the Pacific Ocean, crossing from the United States to find a new home in Australia. But