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.
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Turkey permits hunting of two endangered bird species

A hunting committee affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has permitted the hunting of pochards and turtle doves. The Central Hunting Committee on Wednesday (July 8) permitted the ...