Turtle dove research is financially supported by Provincie Zeeland, Stichting Het Zeeuwse Landschap, Vogelbescherming Nederland (BirdLife Netherlands), Birdlife International and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.

Research in Zeeland is conducted in partnership with Poldernatuur Zeeland, BirdLife Netherlands, SOVON - Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, the University of Groningen (NL) and the Justus Liebig University Giessen (DE)