The report of the wings collection performed in 2020 shows a good result. The commitment continues also in 2021. The commitment on the part of Hunting Federation about the wild turtledove. In addition to the assiduous presence at the European discussion tables, scientific research continues with the collection e the analysis of the wings of the animals killed by Italian hunters. We are now in the fifth year of study and despite the continuous restrictions the participation in the last hunting season was abundant and for this we must give thanks to every single hunter.
The results are once again comforting, we have reaped 1069 wings of which 278 adults and 791 young people. The youth / adult ratio is therefore 2.8, meaning that for every shot down adult there are almost 3 young people. A positive fact that would indicate a good reproductive success for the populations transiting through Italy. We invite all hunters who have participated so far to continue to believe in this project and we ask those who have never participated yet not to be concerned about contacting us to collaborate regardless of the association they belong to.
Despite the attempts of closure by the animal welfare associations also in the next season, judging by the hunting calendars released so far, different Regions will have the opportunity to hunt the turtle dove, who in pre-opening and who not, but the important thing is to be there and not give up. We will update near the opening for more details on the new data collection season (Source: Hunting Federation).