title: Current situation and problems of management of pest birds in the cities of Ukraine
abstract: Data are reported of research conducted over the last ten years in some large cities of the Ukraine (Kyiv, Odessa, Dnipropetrovs`k, Simferopol`, Chernihiv, etc.).The main pest bird species are feral pigeon Columba livia and house sparrow Passer domesticus.Pigeons can cause damage to buildings, especially to historical architectural monuments but practical management of this problem is not undertaken in the Ukraine at present.Also pigeons cause big problems at premises used to store and process g
journal: Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut)