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Police in manhunt to find perpetrators behind illegal shooting of young greater flamingo at Gozo’s Xwejni Salt Pans
British naturalist Nick Dobbs tells MATTHEW VELLA he believes chameleon numbers have fallen in Malta over three decades of observing the docile reptile during night counts
Finch trapping season was ‘catch and trade business’ - BirdLife
The NGO lamented the ‘slow and at times absent’ enforcement during...
The NGO lamented the ‘slow and at times absent’...
BirdLife upbeat about impending EU Court decision to ban bird trapping
A decision in the European Court of Justice could be about to make thousands of Maltese bird trappers very unhappy as hunting federation insists the...
A decision in the European Court of Justice could...
Looking at 2018 | A fatal blow for bird trapping awaits
Looking at 2018 | The European Court of Justice will finally take a...
Looking at 2018 | The European Court of Justice will...
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[WATCH] Duck braves strong waves as gale force wind batters Malta
The Meteorological Office at Malta International Airport is forecasting that...
The Meteorological Office at Malta International Airport is...
Australian tropical fish recorded for the first time inside Maltese waters
The Azure damoiselle is very popular with the aquarium industry as a hardy and attractive species and was recorded for the first time from Maltese waters in...
The Azure damoiselle is very popular with the aquarium...
Laws to be updated with harsher penalties for uprooting trees
A total of 17 new species of trees will be added to the list of protected trees...
A total of 17 new species of trees will be added to the...
New Zealand: world’s rarest penguin population plummets
There are only between 1,600-1,800 yellow-eyed penguins left in the wild, a...
There are only between 1,600-1,800 yellow-eyed penguins...
Wild Bird Regulation Unit ignoring reports on 177 illegal trapping sites – CABS
The NGO said it could not understand the government agency’s refusal to follow up on reports on illegal practices
The NGO said it could not understand the government...
Majjistral hunting times are illegal, managers tell ministry and ERA
Government has introduced new hunting rules in breach of its own environment...
Government has introduced new hunting rules in breach of...
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[WATCH] Four beached sperm whales die off coast of Indonesia
Four out of the ten whales found beached off the coast of Indonesia have died,...
Four out of the ten whales found beached off the coast of...
Endangered porpoise dies after rescue efforts in Mexico
A mature female porpoise, of the 'vaquita' species has died after just...
A mature female porpoise, of the 'vaquita' species...
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[WATCH] BirdLife Malta embarks on ambitious turtle dove satellite tagging project
The turtle dove's numbers have plummeted by 80% in the past 30 years, bringing about a 'serious need for a Europe-wide effort' to save the...
The turtle dove's numbers have plummeted by 80% in the...
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Twelve non-indigenous species discovered in Maltese waters
Large-scale study which sampled 600 boat hulls across the Mediterranean...
Large-scale study which sampled 600 boat hulls across the...
First successful breeding of Storm-petrel in Malta, says BirdLife
Researchers from BirdLife's LIFE Arcipelagu Garnija project have confirmed...
Researchers from BirdLife's LIFE Arcipelagu Garnija...
NGOs lambast new Majjistral Park hunting and trapping times
New Legal Notice lengthening hunting and trapping times at the park denounced...
New Legal Notice lengthening hunting and trapping times at...
Under threat of EU court censure, Malta reopens bird trapping season
Committee Against Bird Slaughter and BirdLife Malta slam government for...
Committee Against Bird Slaughter and BirdLife Malta slam...
New study suggests 75% decline of insect population over three decades
Scientific study has found 'alarming' declines in insect populations around Germany, which could have devastating affects on crop production and...
Scientific study has found 'alarming' declines in...
Turkey returns 7,500 trafficked frogs to the wild
Five poachers were arrested after police discovered a massive operation to sell...
Five poachers were arrested after police discovered a...
