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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

10,000 Birds

Twenty years ago, flocks consisting of a thousand European Turtle Doves were a common sight in Serbia in spring. 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. Ten years ago, those flocks were reduced to a few hundred birds.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

10,000 Birds

Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur. European Turtle-Dove by Denis Cachia. Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. The IUCN/BirdLife International Red List).

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