![Ornithologist Marie Claire Gatt is first Maltese woman to hold Maltese bird-ringing licence](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui/images/photos/marie_claire_gatt.jpeg)
![Recognising Maltese Honey Bee as national insect will not lead to increased bureaucracy, NGO insists](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui/images/photos/2_photo_3.png)
Recognising Maltese Honey Bee as national insect will not lead to increased bureaucracy, NGO insists
![Farmers worried about crops weathering irregular rainfall patterns](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/11_farmers.jpg)
Farmers worried about crops weathering irregular rainfall patterns
As Malta moves into the autumn, a heavier than normal rainfall in the coming...
As Malta moves into the autumn, a heavier than normal...
![[WATCH] Intruder caught on CCTV stealing Barn Owls from Buskett project](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/mv_barn_owl_theft.jpg)
[WATCH] Intruder caught on CCTV stealing Barn Owls from Buskett project
CCTV footage shows intruder entering protected enclosure for Barn Owls run by the hunting federation FKNK in Buskett
CCTV footage shows intruder entering protected...
![BirdLife answers the difficult questions on bird migration](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/6._flock_of_little_egrets_at_simar_nature_reserve_mario_v_gauci.jpg)
BirdLife answers the difficult questions on bird migration
BirdLife Malta launches awareness campaign on bird migration during autumn...
BirdLife Malta launches awareness campaign on bird...
![Concrete plant spells trouble for bat colonies in protected cave](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/bats_malta.jpg)
Concrete plant spells trouble for bat colonies in protected cave
The present quarrying operation directly abuts Tal-Iburdan cave, impacting on...
The present quarrying operation directly abuts Tal-Iburdan...
![Three illegally imported Hermann’s tortoises confiscated by customs](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/1200px-testudo_hermanni_hermanni_mallorca_02.jpg)
Three illegally imported Hermann’s tortoises confiscated by customs
The three Hermann’s tortoises were handed over to...
The three Hermann’s tortoises were handed over...
![Loggerhead turtle hatchlings emerge from turtle nest on Golden Bay](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/nest_hatching_golden_bay_23.08.20.jpeg)
Loggerhead turtle hatchlings emerge from turtle nest on Golden Bay
About 50 turtle hatchlings have emerged from the turtle nest at Ir-Ramla...
About 50 turtle hatchlings have emerged from the turtle...
![Maltese challenge to ECJ ruling on finch trapping ‘absurd’ says BirdLife](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/linnet_in_a_cage.jpg)
Maltese challenge to ECJ ruling on finch trapping ‘absurd’ says BirdLife
Using the excuse of scientific research to create a smokescreen for more birds to be trapped is unacceptable
Using the excuse of scientific research to create a...
![Peregrine Falcon shot down in Gozo](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/shot_peregrine_falcon_recovered_from_għarb_gozo.jpg)
Peregrine Falcon shot down in Gozo
BirdLife says hunters shot juvenile ‘Maltese Falcon’ in Gozo
BirdLife says hunters shot juvenile ‘Maltese...
![Second turtle lays eggs at Għadira beach](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/4th_turtle_nest_-_ghadira_-_10.08.20.jpeg)
Second turtle lays eggs at Għadira beach
Another turtle nesting site in Għadira brings total to four this year
Another turtle nesting site in Għadira brings total to...
![62 turtle eggs hatch successfully at Ramla l-Ħamra](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/turtle_hatchlings_ramla_hamra_.jpg)
62 turtle eggs hatch successfully at Ramla l-Ħamra
After more than two months, 62 turtles hatch at Ramla l-Ħamra
After more than two months, 62 turtles hatch at Ramla...
![Loggerhead turtle Dodo released into the sea after yearlong rehabilitation](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/turtle_dodo.jpg)
Loggerhead turtle Dodo released into the sea after yearlong rehabilitation
Fishers are reporting large numbers of loggerhead turtles in Maltese waters as Dodo is released back into the wild after recovering from its injuries
Fishers are reporting large numbers of loggerhead turtles...
![Loggerhead turtle lays eggs at Ghadira Bay](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/turtle_nest_ghadira_2_30.7.20.jpeg)
Loggerhead turtle lays eggs at Ghadira Bay
Malta now has three active turtle nests in its beaches
Malta now has three active turtle nests in its beaches
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![Turtles first hatched under 1992 protection law could be returning](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/lc_-_turtle_nest_enclosure,_ramla_bay.jpeg)
Turtles first hatched under 1992 protection law could be returning
Loggerhead turtle regeneration attributed to change in classification, says...
Loggerhead turtle regeneration attributed to change in...
![A purrfect display of cattitude – the Malta International Cat Show in pictures](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/cat_show_2020_godfrey_massa_1.jpeg)
A purrfect display of cattitude – the Malta International Cat Show in pictures
This weekend: the Malta Feline Guardians Club returns with its International Cat Show
This weekend: the Malta Feline Guardians Club returns with...
![Loggerhead turtle nest found at Golden Bay](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/screen_shot_2020-07-06_at_09.32.38.png)
Loggerhead turtle nest found at Golden Bay
A section of Golden Bay has been cordoned off due to a loggerhead turtle nest;...
A section of Golden Bay has been cordoned off due to a...
![Salina ducks are diseased and must be isolated, BirdLife says](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/2._the_area_outside_the_reserve_not_managed_by_birdlife_malta_where_these_domestic_ducks_live.jpg)
Salina ducks are diseased and must be isolated, BirdLife says
Domestic ducks close to Salina Nature Reserve “very sick and dying”...
Domestic ducks close to Salina Nature Reserve “very...
![Really slow food: Malta farm plans to export 37 tons of snails annually](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/grapevinesnail_01.jpg)
Really slow food: Malta farm plans to export 37 tons of snails annually
Malta Snails, a company owned by Patrick Caruana and Louie Camilleri, are seeking the green light for three large greenhouses in Iklin, on Triq Il-Ħwawar
Malta Snails, a company owned by Patrick Caruana and Louie...
![Sand sifting at Ramla Bay suspended not to disturb turtle nest](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/pr201039b.jpg)
Sand sifting at Ramla Bay suspended not to disturb turtle nest
Sand sifting at Ramla Bay in Gozo has been suspended after a Loggerhead turtle...
Sand sifting at Ramla Bay in Gozo has been suspended after...