Despite over 2,600 registered trapping sites last autumn, BirdLife Malta found that many trapping sites were operating illegally, with some only becoming registered with the Wild...
EPP votes against nature restoration deal, but Nationalist MEP David Casa breaks ranks
Poachers take advantage of reduced police presence to control illegal trapping – CABS
‘Illegal trapping is rampant everywhere and the poachers know A.L.E. have no resources to catch them’, CABS says
‘Illegal trapping is rampant everywhere and the...
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[WATCH] Stunning find inside Knights’ fort used to illegally trap protected birds
Drones uncover illegal trapping sites inside government-owned Fort Ricasoli where dozens of protects birds were caged
Drones uncover illegal trapping sites inside...
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...
Limited access keeps Fomm ir-Rih clean
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...
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[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...
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[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...
Malta picks Ġgantija and Sansuna for a planet and star in the Sagitta constellation
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[WATCH] Female hedgehog rescued by MaltaToday
A baby hedgehog rescued in San Gwann by a MaltaToday journalist will be...
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[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...
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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...
