20,000 pigeons missing after international competition in France | Abroad

The Belgian Pigeon Federation met in emergency session on Monday afternoon. “It is a catastrophe,” says Jef Cuypers of the Belgian Pigeon Federation. He points the finger at the organization of the match. “The fault lies with Indépendante de Liège, the organizer of the flight. We still don’t understand why they released the pigeons. This catastrophe will certainly have consequences. Next year, the organization will probably not have any more flights to set up.”

A total of 26,000 pigeons took part, of which approximately 11,000 Belgian pigeons. On Monday afternoon, the Belgian Pigeon Federation met to see how things could be handled differently in the future. “We want to use webcams and contact points so that we can connect with experienced enthusiasts for each province who can give us information about the weather. And we also want to work with a weather forecaster.”

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