By Peter Wilkinson from Hertfordshire, UK It is a truth universally acknowledged among ringers (well, perhaps not among the statisticians, who know that these things are truly random) that a ringer in want of a spectacular recovery must only ring one or at most a very few of the species in question. My contribution to […]

A post by Operation Turtle Dove supporter, Dawn Monrose… My passion for conservation and wildlife stems from an early encounter with a Turtle dove. I was around 16 years old, already with a strong interest in nature, when one day a different bird appeared at the feeding station we’d set up at our family home. […]

Did you see the article ‘Nature Studies: The disappearing turtle dove’ in The Independant today (9th May 2013)? Yes, things are looking bleak for the turtle dove but all hope is not gone yet!! We are working very hard to make sure that our children and those for generations to come will still be able to hear […]