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New Maltese endemic plant discovered: Lanfranco’s Sea Lavender

The flowering plant is a small woody shrub living along a very narrow coastal limestone rocky strip, and is named after Edwin Lanfranco, a valued Maltese botanist

Italian bee monarchs driving Maltese queens towards ‘extinction’

Fondazzjoni għall-Konservazzjoni tan-Naħla Maltija want a ban on the importation of foreign queen bees to safeguard the endemic Maltese honeybee from extinction

[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...

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,...

[WATCH] Egyptian vulture spends the night in Malta

Another Egyptian vulture spent the night in the outskirts of Rabat, before...

Another Egyptian vulture spent the night in the outskirts...

Shots fired at bird-watchers’ patrol car in Girgenti

CABS activists offer €2,500 reward for information leading to arrest of...

CABS activists offer €2,500 reward for information...

Two flamingos released back into the wild

Two Greater Flamingos were released earlier in the week, after a short stay at...

Two Greater Flamingos were released earlier in the week,...

Rare Egyptian Vulture guarded by police and BirdLife during Malta stop

Birders concerned about endangered bird's safety as it makes Malta stop on its way to Sahara from Italy

Birders concerned about endangered bird's safety...

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[WATCH] Largest ever flock of Night Herons rests at Simar Nature Reserve

BirdLife said the occurrence proved Malta’s geographical importance during migration and the need to have pockets of protected nature reserves

BirdLife said the occurrence proved Malta’s...

Large haul of juveniles sinks Lampuki price as late winter delays fish growth

Compared to previous years, the start of the season has seen a large catch of smaller sized Lampuki, which have dragged down prices

Compared to previous years, the start of the season has...

[WATCH] Juvenile flamingo shot in Marsascala, BirdLife CEO says

Mark Sultana said he witnessed an incident where one juvenile flamingo out of...

Mark Sultana said he witnessed an incident where one...

Malta’s only amphibian has its Rabat home, a one-kilometre water channel, restored

Government agency Ambjent Malta planning to restore Wied Liemu valley channel to its original state after Painted frog populations suggested decline due...

Government agency Ambjent Malta planning to restore...

[WATCH] MaltaToday Survey | Malta, a nation of pet lovers

The first-ever MaltaToday survey on pets reveals a nation in love with its...

The first-ever MaltaToday survey on pets reveals a nation...

Newly discovered butterflies and orchids added to protection list

Scientific studies have encountered new species that live and propagate on the...

Scientific studies have encountered new species that live...