Authorities thought it had made its way all the way from Oregon and considered it a biosecurity risk. But a U.S. bird group says an identifying band on its leg is fake.
Australia s Agriculture Department, which is responsible for biosecurity, agreed that the pigeon dubbed Joe, after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, was wearing a "fraudulent copy" leg band.
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