“…Potential drivers responsible for the species' decline include nesting habitat degradation , changes in food availability (Browne & Aebischer, 2003) and in wintering grounds, agricultural intensification (Eraud et al, 2009), hunting (Boutin & Lutz, 2007), and variation in ecological conditions throughout the migration route (Browne & Aebischer, 2001, Eraud et al, 2009. Turtle-doves in Europe and Northwest Africa are classified as different subspecies: S. t. turtur and S. t. arenicola respectively (Cramp, 1985).…”