The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) might only grow to about 10 cm (4 in) long, but this brightly speckled reptile is making ...

I have a special interest in snapping turtles because I grew up within an easy commute of Philadelphia and went to college ...

The first of two opening days of California’s dove hunting season is fast approaching. This year’s season for mourning dove, white-winged dove, spotted dove and ringed turtle dove will run from ...

The eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most common in our area and is the one most likely to be seen crossing the pavement. However, on the very rarest of occasions, there is another ...

Over 80 per cent of hunters spotted by Bird Life teams were illegally targeting turtle-doves, the NGO said. Currently, only the hunting of quail is permitted.

UK Turtle dove hunting ban boosts western European population by 40% The increase provides hope for the future of the birds, currently on the red list of threatened species in the UK.

Numbers of threatened turtle doves in western Europe have rapidly recovered after a hunting ban was introduced in 2021, conservationists said. Numbers in the region increased by 40% to 610,000 ...

A new study shows that the turtle dove is verging on extinction in the UK following a 98 per cent decline in numbers over the past three decades.

They make a turr – turr ing sound, from whence the name derives.) Turtle doves are native to Europe and Asia and were widespread in the 1700s. Today they are, unfortunately, the United Kingdom’s ...

The annual Spotted Turtle Trail Pancake Hike, sponsored by the Dayton Hikers, is slated for Oct. 26 with free family fun and plenty of pancakes.

BirdLife’s work As the Turtle-dove population has plummeted, the European Commission has recommended a temporary pause on hunting until the species recovers. They have supported the development of the ...