As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Thursday, 2 January 2014

Conservationists rally to protect turtle doves

CONSERVATIONISTS, farmers and wildlife enthusiasts in the south-east are rallying to the cause of one of England’s most threatened birds.

As reported, the British Trust for Ornithology’s latest Bird Atlas revealed that the turtle dove’s range has shrunk by 52 per cent between 1970 and 2010.

Now the RSPB is deploying a farm advisory team in the region to provide advice. This is part of Operation Turtle Dove, a partnership project between the RSPB, Conservation Grade, Pensthorpe Conservation Trust and Natural England.

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