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Holy blindsnakes! The Brahminy could make Malta home (relax… it’s not venomous)
Invasive burrowing snake that rarely comes to the surface has been imported to Malta probably from soil deposits
Invasive burrowing snake that rarely comes to the surface...

Bird trappers in Gozo caught poaching claimed they were scientists
Committee Against Bird Slaughter says 10 trappers falsely claimed to be...
Committee Against Bird Slaughter says 10 trappers...

Animal rights activist Alison Bezzina is new Commissioner for Animal Welfare
Animal rights activist Alison Bezzina has announced she will be the next Commissioner for Animal Welfare
Animal rights activist Alison Bezzina has announced she...

ERA assessing local Degu populations after sightings in Buskett raise concerns
Likely released or abandoned into the wild, ERA has warned that the species could become invasive, with significant impacts on local wildlife
Likely released or abandoned into the wild, ERA has warned...

BirdLife calls on Brussels to intervene on Malta ‘research’ finch trapping season
European Commission urged to re-establish “rule of law” in bird protection in Malta following re-opening of finch trapping season in defiance...
European Commission urged to re-establish “rule of...

Snakes in a jar! Natural History livestreams masterclass on its wet collection
Natural History museum’s livestreamed masterclass will show how snakes and creepy crawlies are embalmed and preserved
Natural History museum’s livestreamed...

Malta trappers told to ‘catch and release’ birds in new ruse to skirt EU ban
Gozo minister opens trapping season by derogating from EU ban with ‘research season’ by telling trappers to catch and release birds
Gozo minister opens trapping season by derogating from EU...

Two flamingos stolen from Għadira nature reserve
Unknown persons enter reserve from secluded area using wooden planks...
Unknown persons enter reserve from secluded area...

Invasion alert: aggressive Oriential hornet’s spread in Malta is growing
Pests of the Maltese islands: 3,766 Oriental Hornet nests recorded in 2020 alone, as exterminator warns of invasion
Pests of the Maltese islands: 3,766 Oriental Hornet nests...

Hunters get Miżieb and l-Aħrax: Minister to sign deal with FKNK
Spazji Miftuħa hits out at FKNK memorandum from Lands Authority and ERA for...
Spazji Miftuħa hits out at FKNK memorandum from Lands...
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[WATCH] ‘Worst year for illegal hunting yet,’ BirdLife says
Malta facing its worst year for illegal hunting since 2013, says BirdLife
Malta facing its worst year for illegal hunting since...

Hunters’ ‘open day’ celebrates biodiversity and sustainable management at Buskett
Environment minister calls for dialogue between hunters and environmentalists: ‘keeping an honest and open mind and mutual understanding can be...
Environment minister calls for dialogue between hunters and...

BirdLife: ‘Worst year for illegal hunting’ as government gives in to hunting lobby
BirdLife says police has not deployed enough officers to patrol 10,600 hunters
BirdLife says police has not deployed enough officers to...

Six Honey Buzzards shot dead in series of shootings
Committee Against Bird Slaughter says shootings took place over the course of...
Committee Against Bird Slaughter says shootings took place...

Watch out for Hobbies and Common Kestrels as autumn migration peaks
BirdLife national raptor coordinator Edward Bonavia on what to expect in the...
BirdLife national raptor coordinator Edward Bonavia on what...

Zookeeper Anton Cutajar wants major 20,000sq.m extension to Siggiewi zoo
Anti-immigrant firebrand who picketed Black Lives Matters protest wants 20,000sq.m extension to his once-illegal zoo
Anti-immigrant firebrand who picketed Black Lives Matters...

A unique spectacle of birds in the sky will peak throughout September
BirdLife national raptor coordinator Edward Bonavia on why the lush oasis of...
BirdLife national raptor coordinator Edward Bonavia on why...

How a tiny ring around birds’ legs helps us learn more about them
Salina Nature Park manager Manuel Mallia on how small electronic tracking...
Salina Nature Park manager Manuel Mallia on how small...