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![Collecting 'rizzi' now illegal in Maltese waters in bid to stop extinction](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui/images/photos/sea_urchins.jpg)
![Bee-harming pesticides banned across the EU](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/bees_.png)
Bee-harming pesticides banned across the EU
Friends of the Earth Malta commended the Maltese authority’s support for...
Friends of the Earth Malta commended the Maltese...
![Elevated road proposed to restore Ghadira sand dunes](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/12.1_jd_ghadira.jpg)
Elevated road proposed to restore Ghadira sand dunes
The sand replenishment project will reverse the situation to the 1960s...
The sand replenishment project will reverse the situation...
![Spring hunting season was ‘one of the worst’ – BirdLife](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/dde03f9d-015c-45f7-81d0-18b264f0daf3.jpeg)
Spring hunting season was ‘one of the worst’ – BirdLife
The NGO said 17 protected birds was recovered and thousands more shot
The NGO said 17 protected birds was recovered and thousands...
![[WATCH] Thousands of protected birds shot as government was misled, Birdlife says](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/dde03f9d-015c-45f7-81d0-18b264f0daf3.jpeg)
[WATCH] Thousands of protected birds shot as government was misled, Birdlife says
BirdLife Malta said that the ten protected birds which were retrieved were only “the tip of the iceberg” as many other birds were targeted
BirdLife Malta said that the ten protected birds which were...
![Six-storey development approved opposite Simar nature reserve](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/screen_shot_2018-04-18_at_16.28.10.png)
Six-storey development approved opposite Simar nature reserve
The Xemxija development will see the construction of apartments reaching up to...
The Xemxija development will see the construction of...
![[WATCH] Protected bird of prey shot a few days into spring hunting season](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/screen_shot_2018-04-06_at_7.08.23_pm.png)
[WATCH] Protected bird of prey shot a few days into spring hunting season
Less than a week into the spring hunting season, a marsh harrier injured by a shotgun was received by Birdlife Malta
Less than a week into the spring hunting season, a marsh...
![Minister to publish ERA report on fuel station policy next week](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/kea_pa_meeting_2.jpeg)
Minister to publish ERA report on fuel station policy next week
Environment Minister Jose Herrera said he received a draft report on...
Environment Minister Jose Herrera said he received a...
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[WATCH] The secretive lives of Malta’s seabirds
BirdLife Malta has released exclusive footage of Yelkouan Shearwaters in their...
BirdLife Malta has released exclusive footage of Yelkouan...
![[WATCH] The differences between quail and turtle dove explained ahead of new hunting season](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/turtle_dove.png)
[WATCH] The differences between quail and turtle dove explained ahead of new hunting season
BirdLife Malta launches campaign #NotAQuail ahead of new hunting season which starts on Easter Sunday and lasts until April 21 • Parliamentary Secretary...
BirdLife Malta launches campaign #NotAQuail ahead of new...
![Flowers to bring back bees to Gnejna valley in extensive restoration programme](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/gnejna_bay.jpg)
Flowers to bring back bees to Gnejna valley in extensive restoration programme
In Wied il-Gnejna, invasive and non-native vegetation will be replaced with indigenous plants and works will stabilise valley banks and reduce flooding
In Wied il-Gnejna, invasive and non-native vegetation will...
![[WATCH] Bulebel farmers' eviction orders now a court matter, Chris Cardona says](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/2.2_bulebel.png)
[WATCH] Bulebel farmers' eviction orders now a court matter, Chris Cardona says
Chris Cardona told MaltaToday he had suggested to Environment Minister Jose Herrera to embark on an afforestation project in the area of Wied iz-Zring, but did...
Chris Cardona told MaltaToday he had suggested to...
![Poachers in Malta being given free rein to trap during closed season, activists say](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/police_and_trapper_santa_lucija_mrach_2018_-_cabs.jpeg)
Poachers in Malta being given free rein to trap during closed season, activists say
German bird conservationists CABS says illegal bird trapping ‘up by 35%’ as 13 poachers caught red-handed
German bird conservationists CABS says illegal bird...
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![Illegalities during spring hunting season will not be tolerated, FKNK warns](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/hunters.png)
Illegalities during spring hunting season will not be tolerated, FKNK warns
The Federation for Hunting and Conservation warned hunters that any illegalities during spring hunting season, which commences this Sunday, could...
The Federation for Hunting and Conservation warned hunters...
![‘Shambles’ of a system: over 6,500 hunters claim they caught just 128 quail](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/quail_birdlife_shot.png)
‘Shambles’ of a system: over 6,500 hunters claim they caught just 128 quail
BirdLife decries self-reporting system: “Only 14% of licenced hunters and trappers bothered to participate in recording the number of birds killed”
BirdLife decries self-reporting system: “Only 14% of...
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Mount Etna slowly sliding towards Mediterranean Sea
Study shows volcano is sliding to the sea at rate of 14mm a year, or 1.4 metres...
Study shows volcano is sliding to the sea at rate of 14mm a...
![MEPs to request plenary debate on spring hunting in Malta](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/hunters.png)
MEPs to request plenary debate on spring hunting in Malta
MEP Anja Hazekamp is calling on the European Commission to open an infringement...
MEP Anja Hazekamp is calling on the European Commission to...
![Despite decrease in Maltese farmers, more groundwater is being extracted](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/9_farmer_agriculture_safi_medavia_34.jpg)
Despite decrease in Maltese farmers, more groundwater is being extracted
The policy makes it clear that the extraction of groundwater by farmers is no longer 'tenable' but falls short of any pricing mechanism penalising...
The policy makes it clear that the extraction of...
![[WATCH] Joseph Muscat admits better enforcement needed in hunting season](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/17_op_edward_mallia.png)
[WATCH] Joseph Muscat admits better enforcement needed in hunting season
The Prime Minister acknowledged that enforcement during the last hunting season was unsatisfactory and has urged the Ornis Committee to take all necessary...
The Prime Minister acknowledged that enforcement during the...