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Old 01-06-2008, 04:00 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Domestic cats troubles

In article ,
(Peter James) writes:
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| Those members of the anti collar doves brigade can take comfort that,
| according to the RSPB, they are on a decline in the UK and Europe.
| Pigeons, on the ther hand, show every sign of rude health.
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| Whoops, my mistake. Wrong dove. Quote from RSPB site
| " Its relative, the turtle dove Streptopelia turtur, is in rapid
| decline, having decreased by at least 77%1 in 30 years"
| Sorry about that.

As a consequence, I withdraw my statement that someone made that
claim about them!

Yes, the voice of the turtle is rarely heard in the land, and it
isn't entirely clear why. The timescales are somewhat different
from most of the other bird declines.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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