Location: RWA Bristol

Public Erasure - Turtle dove

Introduced by Kevin Cox Immediate Past Chairman RSPB and Devon Birds

Sunday January 5th 2025

11am

The next two Public Erasures will be held at the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) Bristol.

Featuring the

Fairy Shrimp (Chirocephalus diaphanous)

Endangered translucent crustacean

Living in temporary ponds

Main source of food to many organisms

Important indicator of a healthy eco-system

and

Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

Endangered smallest native dove

Feeding off weed seeds increasingly sparse

Source for disappearing art and culture

Hunted

Both are currently listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List

Short BBC film by Jonathan Morris from my studio to a live Public Erasure - after Durer's Hare Then and Now held at Velarde Gallery, Kingsbridge, Devon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-devon-67418844