Turtle Doves are up in Western Europe, giving hope to the future of the UK population.

The EU will allow hunters to shoot 132,000 of the doves following numbers increasing in western Europe after a hunting ban that came into effect in 2021. It remains at risk in the UK, where there are ...

The birds are still vulnerable to extinction globally, and are clinging on in the UK. View on euronews ...

Turtle dove hunting ban boosts western European population by 40% - The increase provides hope for the future of the birds, ...

The European Commission has announced EU countries may re-open the hunting season for the European Turtle-dove (Streptopelia ...

Hundreds of farmers across England are preparing to help boost turtle doves after a 40% increase in breeding numbers in ...

Turtle doves are under threat (RSPB/Ben Andrew/PA) Rebecca Speare-Cole6 days ago Numbers of threatened turtle doves in western Europe have rapidly recovered after a hunting ban was introduced in ...

The Ornis Committee, during a meeting on Wednesday, accepted the FKNK's proposal to open a spring hunting season on Turtle-doves, BirdLife Malta said. It said that it was accepted ...

The Ornis Committee has approved a spring hunting season on Turtle-doves despite infringement proceedings at EU level ...