After importing some doves from Portugal’s Lagos Zoo at the end of last year, as part of the coordinated breeding programme, it’s fantastic to now see them successfully pairing with doves bred ...

Three extinct-in-the-wild Socorro dove chicks have hatched at London Zoo, marking a hopeful milestone in the bid to bring the species back from the brink of extinction.

Gary Ward, London Zoo’s curator of birds, said: “The hatching of three Socorro dove chicks at London Zoo is a big step forward in our role to bring this species back from the brink of extinction.

Socorro doves are nearly extinct in the wild but three chicks have been born at London Zoo, giving their population a 2 boost.

Three Socorro dove chicks have hatched at London Zoo, marking a hopeful milestone in the bid to bring the species “back from the brink of extinction”. The bird is extinct in the wild and the ...