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 ...

Turtle doves are the UK's fastest declining bird species and they are threatened with global extinction. Jamie Wyver is part of the team running Operation Turtle Dove, a partnership between the RSPB, ...

It is, according to the familiar Christmas carol, of particular significance on the second day of Christmas. But a new study shows that the turtle dove is verging on extinction in the UK following a ...

The EU Commission has placed the European turtle dove on the red list of endangered species, which could trigger a review of the bird's status as a hunted species. Bird Life Malta, represented by ...

One of the most commonly sighted backyard birds in North America is the mourning dove (Zenaida macroura). It is very likely you have seen them sitting on a power line or even feeding at the park. This ...

It’s a legendary creature, no doubt about that. For centuries, it was seen as the symbol of true love. Its springtime call is celebrated in the Bible. It features in one of our best-known Christmas ...

The Wild Bird Regulation Unit said that the 1,500 quota Turtle-dove (Gammiema) quota has not been reached, contrary to reports. The unit said that it is continuously following the hunting season.

Known as a symbol of love, peace and happiness, the turtle dove, sometimes knowns as a love bird, is flirting with extinction. A German environmental protection group has named it the 2020 bird of the ...