Turtle Doves

Oneputt
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edited March 2016 in Wildlife, Nature & the Great Outdoors #1

just heard the sickening news that Malta is going to allow up to 5000 of thiese endangered birds to be shot during their migration over the island

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  • Rocky 2 buckets
    Rocky 2 buckets Forum Participant Posts: 7,101
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    edited March 2016 #2

    Saw it OPSad, what kind of person wants to kill any creature let alone an endangered species. I can't get my head around the concept. Why not
    shoot them with a camera?, we get an image the bird gets its life. sick I call itYellYell

  • Pliers
    Pliers Forum Participant Posts: 1,864
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    edited March 2016 #3

    Saw it OPSad, what kind of person wants to kill any creature let alone an endangered species. I can't get my head around the concept. Why not
    shoot them with a camera?, we get an image the bird gets its life. sick I call itYellYell

    Agree 100%. Totally beyond me why anybody would want to kill anything for pleasure or so called "sport".

  • mickysf
    mickysf Forum Participant Posts: 6,474 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2016 #4

    Its that old chestnut called traditional sport that they use! Particularly sickening with endangered species.

    But killing in the name of sport (funFrown) is not good in my opinion. Even with foxes when regarded as pests there is a humane way if numbers really need to be controlled!

  • Wherenext
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    edited March 2016 #5

    In the same vane I read that the RSPB and Cyprus Wildlife stated that over 800,000 ( yes 800,000) birds were shot in autumn migration over British territory on Cyprus last year.

    I' ve sent letters to their embassies here but never receive a reply. 

    They must be so proud of their  "manliness"

  • RSPB
    RSPB Forum Participant Posts: 53
    edited April 2016 #6

    So you all know, the RSPB is heading a huge project called
    Operation Turtle Dove     - they are now one of our priority species and we will be doing everything we can to boost their numbers. Sadly, it's estimated turtle dove populations will be unsustainable (borderline extinct) in 20 years time if nothing is done
    now. 



    - Were currently working with farmers to produce turtle dove friendly plots (it is possible the decline is partially attributed to a lack of food due to agricultural land use change). 

    - Trying to work with our BirdLife partners, working without borders (birds don't have a concept of countries...) to improve and safeguard habitat over their migration route. This includes lobbying and trying our utmost to prevent hunting in the Mediterreanean. 

    - and lots and lots of research, we actually don't know why they are declining fully! It is likely it's a combination of multiple factors. 

  • Wherenext
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    edited April 2016 #7

    Shooting them for fun would be one of the reasons!

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