Spain imposes one-year ban on shooting of at-risk turtle dove

Population of threatened bird in western Europe could increase by 5% if hunting stoppedNearly 1 million migrating turtle doves will be spared after Spanish authorities agreed a one-year ban on the shooting of the bird.The turtle dove is a globally threatened species and is Britain's most endangered breeding bird, with populations having halved in just five years and possibly fewer than 2,000 pairs left. Continue reading...