TOGETHER FOR FRUIT DOVES
Become a member of the European Fruit Dove Project
Would you like to become a member of the Fruit Dove Project? Join a committed community of private breeders, zoos, bird parks and people with a professional interest in fruit doves. Share experience, document populations and offspring, and support the long-term conservation of fruit-dove species.
Sharing knowledge and conserving fruit doves together
The European Fruit Dove Project connects people and institutions involved in the husbandry, breeding and conservation of fruit doves. Its work focuses on professional exchange, transparent population development and cooperation between private breeders and zoological institutions.
Members contribute practical experience, population information and breeding results. This creates a shared knowledge base that supports the search for suitable breeding partners, the placement of offspring and the long-term planning of stable and genetically diverse populations.
Benefits of project membership
Membership provides access to a specialist community and protected project functions that support communication, documentation and practical cooperation.
A community of private breeders and zoological institutions
The project benefits from different perspectives. Private breeders contribute many years of practical experience, while zoos and bird parks add expertise from professional animal care, documentation and institutional cooperation.
This connection creates a network in which knowledge does not remain isolated. Experience with individual species, successful breeding, husbandry challenges and new findings can be shared throughout the community.
Conservation breeding works best when knowledge, populations and experience are connected.
How to become a member of the Fruit Dove Project
Responsible handling of member and population data
Contact, population and breeding data is important for the project’s work and is not displayed publicly without control. Internal information is provided within the protected members’ area and is available only to authorised participants.
Before submitting a membership enquiry, please review the information about data processing and the conditions that apply to participation in the project.
Frequently asked questions about membership
Who can become a member?
Membership is intended primarily for private breeders, zoos, bird parks and other institutions or individuals with a professional connection to fruit doves, their husbandry, breeding or conservation.
Will I receive immediate access to the members’ area?
No. New enquiries are reviewed by the project team first. A personal account and the appropriate access rights are created only after approval.
Do I need to keep fruit doves myself?
Keeping fruit doves is useful for many project functions, but it is not necessarily required in every case. Admission is decided by the project team based on professional relevance and potential participation.
What data is recorded by the project?
Depending on the membership, contact details, species kept, population figures, offspring and supplementary project information may be processed. The membership form and privacy policy explain the specific information and access rights.
International information about the conservation status of many bird species is also available from the IUCN Red List.
Become a member of the Fruit Dove Project today
Would you like to contribute your experience, build professional contacts and work with other keepers and institutions to support the conservation of fruit doves? Submit a non-binding membership enquiry to the project team.