Estate-level decision-making and socioeconomics determine annual harvest in the European Turtle-dove in central Spain

Delibes‐Mateos, Miguel; Moreno‐Zarate, Lara; Peach, Will J.; Arroyo, Beatriz

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148168

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“…The sustainability of the species hunting in Europe is discussed during the last several years due to a decline in its population [8][9][10]. In 2018, the European Commission approved the International Species Action Plan [2], which suggested a temporary hunting moratorium.…”

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European Turtle Dove Population Trend in Greece Using Hunting Statistics of the Past 16-Year Period as Indices

Thomaidis

Papaspyropoulos

Karabatzakis³

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The European turtle dove is an important game bird for the hunters in Greece, which is one of a few European countries where its hunting is allowed. The sustainability of the species’ hunting in Europe is discussed during the last several years due to declines in its population, which forced IUCN to classify it as vulnerable. In Greece, its harvest takes place from 20 August and lasts as long as the presence of the species in the country (mid-October). The ARTEMIS project is a Greek statistical database of hunting characteristics, as revealed by questionnaires distributed to hunters. Statistical indicators such as hunting opportunity and hunting harvest are considered in the literature as reliable to show the population trend of a game species. Therefore, in the present research, hunting statistics are used to determine the population trend of the European turtle dove in Greece. State-space modeling was the main procedure used, a method which allows us to deal with errors that exist from hunting bag data or hunting opportunity data assuming that on average the under and overestimations will be equal. The results of the modeling analysis show a stable trend of the variables used, i.e., hunting opportunity, hunting harvest, and juveniles to adult’s ratio. Additionally, the hunting sustainability index showed that the sustainability of the species is improved annually, as a slight positive trend is revealed. This is in favor of the species, if it is considered that the actual percentage of the turtle dove population harvested is lower, since not all doves are encountered by hunters. It is concluded that for the period 2004/05–2019/20, as indicated by the hunting statistics, the population trend of the European turtle dove in Greece was stable and its harvest sustainable.

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European Turtle Dove Population Trend in Greece Using Hunting Statistics of the Past 16-Year Period as Indices

Thomaidis

Papaspyropoulos

Karabatzakis³

et al. 2022

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“…In Spain, a recent study suggested that hunting regulatory mechanisms conducted from 2007 to 2017 to reduce harvesting levels of turtle doves were ineffective in substantially decreasing the game bag [ 43 ]. A study conducted in Castilla-La Mancha using data from hunting management plans suggested reducing hunting intensity by reducing hunters per unit area or the availability of fixed-positions hunting days [ 44 ].…”

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Hunting Levels of Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) at Sites Where Food Is Provided: Implications for Sustainable Harvesting

Rocha

Tizado

García-Abad³

2022

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In some regions of Spain, hunting grounds conduct management targeting the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur), a commonly hunted species, and unsustainable harvesting levels at these sites have been identified as one of the factors responsible for the species’ decline across its range. In hunting grounds where food was provided, we estimated the local turtle dove abundance before the hunting season, productivity (juvenile/adult ratio) and harvesting levels using harvest data from managed grounds over 4 years (2009, 2015, 2019 and 2020). Compared to previous research, a higher productivity value was found (median 1.67, range 1.24–4.15) in grounds providing more food for a longer period. We calculated that the harvesting rate should not exceed 37% of the estimated turtle dove population size (35–45%). Significant differences were found between the estimated local turtle dove abundance using a removal sampling protocol and the number of birds observed by hunters before the hunting season, which suggests that in a high proportion of grounds, the latter method may have led to bird overestimation and overharvesting. Our research supports the current European Union’s harvest management plan to promote sustainable hunting in grounds where targeted management is conducted.

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Contrasting occurrence patterns in the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) in managed and unmanaged hunting forest estates: does human presence matter?

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Estate-level decision-making and socioeconomics determine annual harvest in the European Turtle-dove in central Spain

Cited by 6 publications

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European Turtle Dove Population Trend in Greece Using Hunting Statistics of the Past 16-Year Period as Indices

European Turtle Dove Population Trend in Greece Using Hunting Statistics of the Past 16-Year Period as Indices

Hunting Levels of Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) at Sites Where Food Is Provided: Implications for Sustainable Harvesting

Contrasting occurrence patterns in the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) in managed and unmanaged hunting forest estates: does human presence matter?

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