10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

Twenty years ago, flocks consisting of a thousand European Turtle Doves were a common sight in Serbia in spring. As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. Turtle Doves have been declining in Europe since the 1970s, and in this century alone, the continent has lost 40% of its population of the species.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Malta, you might recall, has the dubious distinction of being a hotspot for illegal hunting of protected birds. Like the felled Turtle Dove photographed above by the BBC.). After all, protection statutes are toothless if they’re not enforced throughout a bird’s migratory path.)

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “The

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2018

And that was the time when all 400 km2 were still open to annual rhythms of flooding and represented a famous waterbird hunting ground. In 2010 the League for Ornithological Action, a local NGO, initiated the protection of the Danube foreland , which was accepted by the authorities. Nevertheless, Nagy was right.

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Beavers Serbia Eagles Hungary 117

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

The program has been successful enough that some of the birds have been released back into protected areas in California, Arizona, and across the border in Baja, but the species is still far from out of the woods. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Old Wold Vultures.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. It’s a very mixed chapter. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation). In the Western Palearctic at least 20-30% of the population are shot each year, often accidentally during hunting of other species.”

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