The Council of State decided Friday, September 11 to suspend the hunting of the turtledove, a bird whose population has collapsed in Europe, for the 2020-2021 season.
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The Ministry of Ecological Transition had issued an order on August 28 authorizing the shooting of 17,460 turtledoves, despite the opposition of several associations including the League for the protection of birds (LPO).
The Council of State agreed with him, taking into account that the fact that a scientific committee recommended no longer to hunt this species.