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Herpetologist sounds warning over falling chameleon numbers

British naturalist Nick Dobbs tells MATTHEW VELLA he believes chameleon numbers have fallen in Malta over three decades of observing the docile reptile during night counts

17 loggerhead turtles hatch in Ġnejna

Loggerhead turtles hatch for the second time this season, after another 32 turtles hatched from another nest at Ramla l-Ħamra, in Gozo last week

BirdLife will not engage with ‘minister for hunting’ Clint Camilleri

BirdLife says removal of hunting policy from environment minister is illegal

BirdLife says removal of hunting policy from environment...

Fomm ir-Rih: the only beach where most litter comes from the sea

Fomm ir-Rih: the only beach where most litter comes from...

Bee-savers seek 4,500 signatures for petition to create bee-friendly environment

Friends of the Earth Malta collecting 4,500 signatures in Europe-wide initiative for a healthy, bee-friendly environment

Friends of the Earth Malta collecting 4,500 signatures...

Malta’s hunters want President’s backing to curtail power to call abrogative referenda

Hunting fraternity has petition backed by 104,000 signatures demanding a stop to voters demanding referendum when they collect petition of 10% of voters

Hunting fraternity has petition backed by 104,000...

Fishing lines, nylon and hooks major cause of turtle deaths in Malta

Most of the 161 turtles found stranded on the Maltese coast between 2012 and...

Most of the 161 turtles found stranded on the Maltese coast...

Illegal hunting killed at least 99 birds last year: BirdLife Malta says this is the tip of the iceberg

In its annual assessment of illegal hunting and trapping, BirdLife says 2019 was the second-worst year in the past seven

In its annual assessment of illegal hunting and trapping,...

NGOs file judicial protest against ERA over its failure to protect trees from Central Link

Several environmental NGOs and residents say that the trees that should have been marked for transplantation were destroyed as part of the project's...

Several environmental NGOs and residents say that the trees...

Hunting regulator pulled out of environment ministry and given to hunter minister

New Cabinet sees Wild Birds Regulation Unit pulled out of environment ministry and made answerable to Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, a hunter • BirdLife...

New Cabinet sees Wild Birds Regulation Unit pulled out of...

Thousands of jellyfish beached along Malta's coastline

Persistent south-easterly winds leave thousands of jellyfish beached along...

Persistent south-easterly winds leave thousands of...

Environment law enforcement must be new minister’s priority, BirdLife says

Statistics show upward trend in number of protected birds illegally shot as BirdLife reiterates call for Wildlife Crime Unit to be set up within the Malta...

Statistics show upward trend in number of protected birds...

[WATCH] Maltese weasel taking home rat in vicious battle is the nature find of the year

Video of a rare sighting of a Maltese weasel attacking a rat on a country road is as brutal as nature can be...

Video of a rare sighting of a Maltese weasel attacking a...

[WATCH] Bird trappers use cover of darkness with zero enforcement

Trappers sit in their hides and wait for birds in the middle of the night, when...

Trappers sit in their hides and wait for birds in the...

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Malta picks Ġgantija and Sansuna for a planet and star in the Sagitta constellation

In a galaxy far, far away...

[WATCH] Female hedgehog rescued by MaltaToday

A baby hedgehog rescued in San Gwann by a MaltaToday journalist will be...

A baby hedgehog rescued in San Gwann by a MaltaToday...

[WATCH] Flock of Short-toed eagles believed to have been decimated – BirdLife

BirdLife Malta said that its members only witnessed one out of 15 leaving the temporary roost in Buskett

BirdLife Malta said that its members only witnessed one out...

Poachers threaten bird monitors and tourists as illegal trapping intensifies

Bird conservationists CABS report large-scale and widespread illegal trapping on Maltese and Gozo coasts

Bird conservationists CABS report large-scale and...

Changes to Malta trapping season risks referral to EU court – BirdLife

This year’s changes to trapping season based on trappers’ demands, not facts, says BirdLife Malta

This year’s changes to trapping season based on...

Birdlife asks government not to open spring hunting season

Environmental NGO holds its 57th AGM, discussing projects BirdLife Malta...

Environmental NGO holds its 57th AGM,...