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BirdLife laments reduction in police officers monitoring hunting season

As peak autumn bird migration approaches, BirdLife laments a lack of police resources to monitor the hunting season and stop illegalities

[WATCH] BirdLife: Young flamingo shot in front of tourists in Gozo

Police in manhunt to find perpetrators behind illegal shooting of young greater flamingo at Gozo’s Xwejni Salt Pans

Flamingos shot after leaving Għadira nature reserve

BirdLife Malta says 2018 will have been the worst year for the illegal hunting...

BirdLife Malta says 2018 will have been the worst year for...

[WATCH] CABS catch poachers in the act as 34 illegalities reported

Volunteers of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) have been stationed...

Volunteers of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS)...

Lack of vets raises concern over cautious use of animal drugs

Concerns have been raised that a lack of Maltese vets could be pushing animal...

Concerns have been raised that a lack of Maltese vets could...

[WATCH] Police break down trapping hide’s door after poacher locks himself in

‘Close your eyes or close trapping season,’ CABS tells minister

‘Close your eyes or close trapping season,’...

Marsalforn hotel may be approved if old Xaghra farm house is retained

A 58-room hotel extending outside development zones and overlooking the valley...

A 58-room hotel extending outside development zones and...

Opening trapping season puts Malta at risk of more court cases - BirdLife

BirdLife questions the way in which Malta reached its agreement with the European Commission on opening of trapping season

BirdLife questions the way in which Malta reached its...

Over 1,800 bird trapping sites have been tracked on a Google map of Malta

And that excludes 5,000 other trapping sites for finch trapping...

And that excludes 5,000 other trapping sites for finch...

Update 2 | Malta reaches EC agreement on trapping, BirdLife questions legal changes

No finch trapping, while trappers are each only allowed one site from where to trap birds, with sites to be registered on public website • BirdLife...

No finch trapping, while trappers are each only...

Stuffed protected birds found in Tarxien residence

The birds were found during the course of an investigation into illegal hunting...

The birds were found during the course of an investigation...

Hunting lobby claims BirdLife International manipulated Turtle Dove populations

Hunters say reclassification of Turtle Dove to vulnerable species was made possible by incorrect estimation of bird populations

Hunters say reclassification of Turtle Dove to vulnerable...

[WATCH] Look around your seafront: a stranded seabird fledgling could need your help

BirdLife Malta appeals to the public to help disorientated Scopoli’s Shearwater chicks as fledging season starts

BirdLife Malta appeals to the public to help...

Fifteen illegal hunting incidents filmed by CABS in three weeks

The NGO said the cases included the shooting of seven Honey Buzards, five Marsh...

The NGO said the cases included the shooting of seven Honey...

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Record year for illegally shot birds as poachers target honey buzzards

With 69 birds shot at illegally so far this year, 2018 is turning out to be a record

With 69 birds shot at illegally so far this year, 2018 is...

Alien crayfish have invaded Malta’s valleys, study finds

Biologists warn that the release of alien crayfish into the wild by...

Biologists warn that the release of alien crayfish into the...

BirdLife says shot protected birds recovered during raptor migration

Shot birds recovered by BirdLlife during migration of over 600 raptors flying...

Shot birds recovered by BirdLlife during migration of over...

Joe Sultana, Maltese environmentalist and ornithologist, dies aged 78

Outspoken and passionate defender of the Maltese countryside and natural...

Outspoken and passionate defender of the Maltese...

[WATCH] Record number of 10 swifts saved and released in Malta this summer

Young fledglings found out of the nest cared for round-the-clock by BirdLife staff and volunteers

Young fledglings found out of the nest cared for...

Hunting lobby says it objected to Wildlife Crime Unit despite unanimity

BirdLife has accused the FKNK of a U-turn on a proposal for a wildlife crime unit after outraged members objected to the creation of the enforcement unit

BirdLife has accused the FKNK of a U-turn on a proposal for...