Turtle doves threatened with extinction as invading deer destroy hedgerows

Turtle doves are being pushed closer to the brink of extinction in England by invasive deer eating their hedgerow habitats.
SFGate

A bird considered a 'mega-rarity' was spotted in the Bay Area. Where did it come from?

Bay Area birders are aflutter over the recent sighting of a rare species of turtle dove only spotted on two previous occasions in the state of California, according to reports in the Mercury News and ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Rare sighting of Oriental turtle-dove wows birders

An Oriental turtle-dove is photographed through a scope perched in a tree at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Higgins Place around 11 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A bird sighted ...
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‘Reckless and shortsighted’: EU lifts ban on turtle dove hunting in Spain, France and Italy

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 Africa to ...
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Endangered bird makes incredible comeback after population had plummeted by 98%: 'The future now looks a lot brighter'

U.K. turtle dove populations are on the rise thanks to a recent hunting ban, according to the Guardian. Over the past 30 years, the turtle dove population in the U.K. had plummeted by 98%. A Western ...