Crows are infrequently seen nowadays in our surroundings while far away in Japan there has been a wholly different story for its population of crows and pigeons. Typical sympathy for pigeons contrasts with feelings towards crows in Tokyo. A restricted digit of pigeons can be hunted legally in Japan, and its untamed, urban cousin crows can be killed only if they are damaging the crops and livestock only with the permission of the local authorities.
According to a report, Tokyo had an estimated 36,000 crows in the year 2001. After over the two longer decades, the capital’s crow population fell by around two-thirds. However, pigeons in Japan may have become the victims of crime, after its police arrested a Tokyo taxi driver on doubt of intentionally moving into a flock of birds, resulting in the killing of one of them.
The 50-year-old suspect used his car to kill a common pigeon in the Japanese capital last month. He was reportedly arrested for violating the wildlife protection laws. The suspect had driven into the birds because Roads are for people. It is up to the pigeons to avoid cars, reported a local media.
The taxi driver allegedly sped off the traffic lights with a green signal and ploughed into the birds at a speed of 60km/h (37mph), according to Japanese media. The alleged incident was reported to police by a passerby who was alerted by the sound of a car engine as it accelerated. A post-mortem report determined its cause of death as a traumatic shock. The police described the actions of a competent driver as highly malicious.