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Climate crisis leads to decimation of Maltese Bidni olive, say growers

Olive growers raise alarm over decline of harvest as a result of climate change and threat to Bidni olive

[WATCH] Poachers kill protected Honey Buzzards near Buskett and Has-Saptan

Despite strong surveillance from NGOs and police, poaching ‘fanatics’ still willing to take risk – CABS

Qui-Si-Sana gym will mean biodiversity loss, says ERA

Malta’s environmental watchdog is objecting to the creation of an outdoor...

Malta’s environmental watchdog is objecting to the...

Malta SPCA says temporary ban on bully dog breeding must consider other factors

MSPCA claims ban in isolation on bully dog breeding would still allow breeders of the criminal underworld to remain unidentified, unregulated and...

MSPCA claims ban in isolation on bully dog breeding would...

Animal rights campaigners want ban on breeding and import of bully dogs

Animal rights NGOs launch online petition for temporary ban on breeding and import of all bully dog breeds

Animal rights NGOs launch online petition for temporary ban...

FKNK toasts season with thanks for government’s ‘strong will’ to defend hunting

Hunting season underway following BirdLife’s unsuccessful attempt at securing injunction against derogation from EU spring hunting ban

Hunting season underway following BirdLife’s...

BirdLife asks Abela to help keep planned EU Nature Restoration law alive

In an open letter to Abela on Saturday, BirdLife Malta said that the Council of EU Ministers had betrayed "Europe and nature" and asked him to help...

In an open letter to Abela on Saturday, BirdLife Malta said...

Exhibition puts Comino's exploitation, environmental degradation under the spotlight

The works featured in the exhibition highlight the efforts of civil society to protect Comino, while also addressing contemporary issues such as proposed hotel...

The works featured in the exhibition highlight the efforts...

More than 51,000 finches were trapped and kept in captivity during past season, BirdLife says

Despite over 2,600 registered trapping sites last autumn, BirdLife Malta found that many trapping sites were operating illegally, with some only becoming...

Despite over 2,600 registered trapping sites last autumn,...

MEPs vote in law binding member states to restore degraded EU ecosystems

EPP votes against nature restoration deal, but Nationalist MEP David Casa breaks ranks

EPP votes against nature restoration deal, but Nationalist...

Valley Road tree-pruning: Plan devised to minimise impact on birds

Pruning of the 145 Valley Road trees will be conducted in three stages to...

Pruning of the 145 Valley Road trees will be conducted in...

Farmers and scientists to educate public on Maltese snakes and reptiles

Learn about Maltese snakes and reptiles and the effects of human interaction and climate change on the islands’ herpetofauna

Learn about Maltese snakes and reptiles and the effects of...

BirdLife Malta’s Nature Guardians course starts again next March

Embrace the role of a Nature Guardian with BirdLife Malta this spring

Embrace the role of a Nature Guardian with BirdLife Malta...

Gozo’s alien frogs came from Turkey, genetic research shows

Alien frogs from three fresh water locations in Gozo trace their origins to...

Alien frogs from three fresh water locations in Gozo trace...

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Ornithologist Marie Claire Gatt is first Maltese woman to hold Maltese bird-ringing licence

Ornithologist is first Maltese woman to hold a bird-ringing licence issued by the Maltese Bird Ringing Scheme in its 47-year history

Ornithologist is first Maltese woman to hold a bird-ringing...

Recognising Maltese Honey Bee as national insect will not lead to increased bureaucracy, NGO insists

The Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Bee is calling on the Environment and Resources Authority to declare the Maltese Honey Bee as the national...

The Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Bee is...

Robert Abela urged to honour electoral promise and preserve Wied Żnuber

The Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa has written its fifth formal letter to the Prime Minister on the Wied Żnuber area in Ħal Far

The Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa has written its...

[WATCH] 'This is our square': Activists, locals share why they're protesting the Mosta trees uprooting

Activists and residents protest the uprooting and transplanting of Mosta trees that were home to White Wagtails

Activists and residents protest the uprooting and...

Poacher kills flamingo at Qalet Marku as autumn shooting season gets underway

Protected flamingo is killed at Qalet Marku, as a number of GPS-tracked and highly-protected birds of prey tracked have recently disappeared as they...

Protected flamingo is killed at Qalet Marku, as a...

Newly-discovered Sea Lavender named after Maltese botanist Edwin Lanfranco

Limonium lanfrancoi, is only found in a small area within the Maltese archipelago and is unique to the world, and now considered an endangered species with a...

Limonium lanfrancoi, is only found in a small area within...