More Than 500 Birds Will Vanish From Earth in the Coming Century, According to a New Study Several human activities have ...

Two turtle doves may soon be the most precious gift you could give anyone for Christmas, as along with nearly 100 other types of British bird, they are in real danger of going extinct.

Over 500 bird species are in danger of disappearance within the next century.Birds such as the European turtle dove, the puffin and the great bustard will be among those to vanish from the skies if ...

The European turtle dove's populations in Germany have declined by more than 90% since 1980, according to NABU, which has named the migratory species the 2020 bird of the year.

Conservationists now hope that the dove could soon start recovering in numbers in the UK, due to a ban on hunting the birds in western Europe in France, Spain and Portugal which began in 2021.

A long-distance flyer, the Turtle-dove migrates between its European breeding grounds and Africa’s vast Sahel belt. Flying mostly at night, the bird can cover up to 700km without stopping. The journey ...

Turtle doves have declined by 98 per cent and new research suggests chicks fed on seed from people's gardens are less likely to survive than those which eat wild seeds. Jump to content.

Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ...

If you are expecting a gift of two turtle doves from your true love this Christmas, you may be disappointed. For the bird, celebrated in the Twelve Days of Christmas, is in peril, conservationists ...

Home; Nature; Turtle doves: The sad plight of the bird made famous by one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. Dainty, smaller and darker than its collared cousin, the turtle dove is in ...

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 ...