![Record fifth turtle nest cordoned off at Ġnejna Bay](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui/images/photos/fifth_turtle_nest_in_2024_-_gnejna_(3).jpeg)
![Fourth turtle nesting site at Golden Bay](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui/images/photos/ghajn_tuffieha_4th_nest_2024-_excavation_(2).jpeg)
![Hunters say turtle dove hunt take was 33% of spring migration harvest](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/turtle_dove_birdlife.jpg)
Hunters say turtle dove hunt take was 33% of spring migration harvest
FKNK self-reported survey says 66% of turtle dove ‘available for...
FKNK self-reported survey says 66% of turtle dove...
![Rare Mediterranean monk seal sighting reported in Maltese waters](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/monk_seal_sighting.jpg)
Rare Mediterranean monk seal sighting reported in Maltese waters
The last recorded sighting of a Mediterranean monk seal in Malta, where it is...
The last recorded sighting of a Mediterranean monk seal in...
![Second turtle nesting site of the season spotted in Għajn Tuffieħa](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/2nd_turtle_nest_2024_(3).jpg)
Second turtle nesting site of the season spotted in Għajn Tuffieħa
Due to the nest's proximity to the surface and shore, posing a risk in...
Due to the nest's proximity to the surface and shore,...
![Endangered turtle species nesting site discovered at Golden Bay](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/first_turtle_nest_in_2024.jpeg)
Endangered turtle species nesting site discovered at Golden Bay
The loggerhead turtle is classified as a globally endangered species by the...
The loggerhead turtle is classified as a globally...
![FKNK releases more barn owls into the wild at Buskett](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/fknk_barn_owl_project.jpeg)
FKNK releases more barn owls into the wild at Buskett
Hunting organisation FKNK to monitor newly introduced barn owls in the wild as...
Hunting organisation FKNK to monitor newly introduced barn...
![EU Court told to end finch trapping in Malta due to breach of Birds Directive](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/malta_bird_trapping.jpeg)
EU Court told to end finch trapping in Malta due to breach of Birds Directive
Unequivocal opinion by the ECJ’s Advocate General recommends that the EU court should find that Malta’s derogation from European law, to allow the...
Unequivocal opinion by the ECJ’s Advocate General...
![Labour candidates fly hunters’ flag as majority sign up to manifesto](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/alex_agius_saliba_trapper.jpeg)
Labour candidates fly hunters’ flag as majority sign up to manifesto
Six Labour candidates and PN candidate Peter Agius promoted by FKNK as candidates who signed up to European lobby’s hunting manifesto
Six Labour candidates and PN candidate Peter Agius promoted...
![Qui-Si-Sana gym will mean biodiversity loss, says ERA](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/10.2_jd_qui-si-sana_fauna.png)
Qui-Si-Sana gym will mean biodiversity loss, says ERA
Malta’s environmental watchdog is objecting to the creation of an outdoor...
Malta’s environmental watchdog is objecting to the...
![Malta SPCA says temporary ban on bully dog breeding must consider other factors](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/bull_breed_dog.jpg)
Malta SPCA says temporary ban on bully dog breeding must consider other factors
MSPCA claims ban in isolation on bully dog breeding would still allow breeders of the criminal underworld to remain unidentified, unregulated and...
MSPCA claims ban in isolation on bully dog breeding would...
![Animal rights campaigners want ban on breeding and import of bully dogs](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/pitbull.jpg)
Animal rights campaigners want ban on breeding and import of bully dogs
Animal rights NGOs launch online petition for temporary ban on breeding and import of all bully dog breeds
Animal rights NGOs launch online petition for temporary ban...
![FKNK toasts season with thanks for government’s ‘strong will’ to defend hunting](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/fknk_president_lucas_micallef_and_ceo_lino_farrugia.png)
FKNK toasts season with thanks for government’s ‘strong will’ to defend hunting
Hunting season underway following BirdLife’s unsuccessful attempt at securing injunction against derogation from EU spring hunting ban
Hunting season underway following BirdLife’s...
![BirdLife asks Abela to help keep planned EU Nature Restoration law alive](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/member_states_are_playing_with_our_future.png)
BirdLife asks Abela to help keep planned EU Nature Restoration law alive
In an open letter to Abela on Saturday, BirdLife Malta said that the Council of EU Ministers had betrayed "Europe and nature" and asked him to help...
In an open letter to Abela on Saturday, BirdLife Malta said...
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![Exhibition puts Comino's exploitation, environmental degradation under the spotlight](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/comino_trash_3.png)
Exhibition puts Comino's exploitation, environmental degradation under the spotlight
The works featured in the exhibition highlight the efforts of civil society to protect Comino, while also addressing contemporary issues such as proposed hotel...
The works featured in the exhibition highlight the efforts...
![More than 51,000 finches were trapped and kept in captivity during past season, BirdLife says](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/finch_used_as_live_decoy_nicholas_barbara.jpg)
More than 51,000 finches were trapped and kept in captivity during past season, BirdLife says
Despite over 2,600 registered trapping sites last autumn, BirdLife Malta found that many trapping sites were operating illegally, with some only becoming...
Despite over 2,600 registered trapping sites last autumn,...
![MEPs vote in law binding member states to restore degraded EU ecosystems](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/swieqi_grassfire_2022.jpg)
MEPs vote in law binding member states to restore degraded EU ecosystems
EPP votes against nature restoration deal, but Nationalist MEP David Casa breaks ranks
EPP votes against nature restoration deal, but Nationalist...
![Valley Road tree-pruning: Plan devised to minimise impact on birds](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/4_valley_road_trees.jpg)
Valley Road tree-pruning: Plan devised to minimise impact on birds
Pruning of the 145 Valley Road trees will be conducted in three stages to...
Pruning of the 145 Valley Road trees will be conducted in...
![Farmers and scientists to educate public on Maltese snakes and reptiles](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/g._western_whip_snake_02.jpg)
Farmers and scientists to educate public on Maltese snakes and reptiles
Learn about Maltese snakes and reptiles and the effects of human interaction and climate change on the islands’ herpetofauna
Learn about Maltese snakes and reptiles and the effects of...
![BirdLife Malta’s Nature Guardians course starts again next March](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/dscf1949.jpg)
BirdLife Malta’s Nature Guardians course starts again next March
Embrace the role of a Nature Guardian with BirdLife Malta this spring
Embrace the role of a Nature Guardian with BirdLife Malta...