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‘Reckless and shortsighted’: EU lifts ban on turtle dove hunting in Spain, France and Italy

Turtle doves returning to Europe this spring face a less hospitable welcome, as the EU has just voted to let hunters resume shooting the birds. The species - which migrates from sub-Saharan Africa to ...
Mongabay

To end turtle hunting, an African island state embraced the hunters

The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is home to unique species and rich marine ecosystems, including threatened sea turtles. In 2014, the country enacted a law banning the trade and possession ...
The Daily Gazette

DEC to end terrapin turtle hunting

The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced this week that it would be permanently ending its annual terrapin turtle hunting season after next spring’s hunt. The terrapin turtle is ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Turtle numbers diminish as locals hunt them for meat and oil

Hunting turtles for meat is threatening their breeding ground and population, a Kiunga Marine Conservation National Park official has said. According to officials of the World Wide Fund for Nature ...