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Posted: 2016-03-16T17:46:33Z | Updated: 2016-03-16T17:46:33Z Malta Just Told Hunters They Can Shoot 5,000 Endangered Turtle Doves | HuffPost

Malta Just Told Hunters They Can Shoot 5,000 Endangered Turtle Doves

Malta Just Told Hunters They Can Shoot 5,000 Endangered Turtle Doves
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Hunters in Malta will be permitted to shoot 5,000 turtle doves this spring despite the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently adding the migratory bird to the “red list” of species at risk of being wiped out .

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