Over 80 per cent of hunters spotted by Bird Life teams were illegally targeting turtle-doves, the NGO said. Currently, only the hunting of quail is permitted. Hunters can only legally hunt turtle ...

A former daffodil farm is to be returned to vital wetland through a rewilding project. The project at the 292-hectare ...

They were spotted in just 42.4% of gardens – 4.7 percentage points ... followed by blue tits and chaffinches. Turkish turtle doves are also declining, likely due to the dominance of the larger wood ...

A small but vital wetland turtle faces a new emerging disease. A Stark Parks and Wild4Ever conservation project is seeking a ...

Numbers of threatened turtle doves in western Europe have rapidly recovered after a hunting ban was introduced in 2021, conservationists said. Numbers in the region increased by 40% to 610,000 ...

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 ...

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