'A Stunning, Colourful Bird': Turtle Doves Released Into Hampshire

South Downs National Park brings beautiful bird back from the brink

It’s an iconic bird symbolising love at Christmas and has inspired countless writers and musicians, from Shakespeare to Annie Lennox.

'A stunning, colourful bird': Turtle doves released into Hampshire

30 turtle doves - one of the most endangered species in the UK - have been released into Hampshire

Turtle doves released in South Downs in bid to stop extinction

Conservationists release more than two dozen turtle doves in the South Downs National Park.

More Than Two Dozen Turtle Doves Released in South Downs to Combat Extinction

Conservationists have released more than two dozen turtle doves into the South Downs National Park in a fresh effort to save one of the UK’s fastest-declining bird species from disappearing entirely. The initiative marks a significant step in ongoing efforts to reverse decades of population collapse for this once-common farmland bird. Turtle doves have suffered […] The post More Than Two Dozen Turtle Doves Released in South Downs to Combat Extin…