Illegal hunting of turtle-dove has been recorded daily in recent days, despite the official spring hunting season for this species not being open yet, BirdLife said on Monday. It said that on ...

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European Turtle Dove has shown signs of an extraordinary population recovery in western Europe, with a 40% increase reported in breeding pairs between 2021 and 2024. The rise follows three consecutive ...

New figures just released show the number of Turtle Doves breeding in Western Europe increased by 40% from 2021 to 2024 – that’s 615,000 more breeding pairs. The rapid rise follows three consecutive ...

BirdLife Malta said the Ornis Committee has approved a proposal by the Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) to open a spring hunting season on Turtle-doves. The decision was supported by all ...

Turtle doves returning to Europe this spring face a less hospitable welcome, as the EU has just voted to let hunters resume shooting the birds. The species - which migrates from sub-Saharan ...

Today, the European Commission has announced EU countries may re-open the hunting season for the European Turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur) in parts of Western Europe if they choose to do so [1]. The ...