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European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
- a species declining across Europe - to be shot in certain coastal areas on Sunday May 6 and Wednesday May 9.
Turtle Dove ?? Bill Jackson
“It will be a case of targeting a threatened bird species at the most vulnerable stage of its life-cycle,” said Executive Manager of BirdLife Cyprus, Martin Hellicar.
“These threatened doves will be hit as they pass through Cyprus at the tail-end of their long migration from Africa to their breeding grounds in mainland Europe. The EU Birds Directive bans shooting during migration towards nesting areas in order to ensure birds can successfully produce young to replenish their numbers,” said Hellicar. |
