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FKNK calls out 'arrogant' BirdLife over dead turtle dove stunt

Hunting lobby group FKNK says BirdLife Malta committed a crime by placing a dead turtle dove in front of the prime minister's office on Thursday

BirdLife presents dead turtle dove on Castille steps as proof of illegal hunting

Despite a closed hunting season for the turtle dove, BirdLife Malta found a dead bird on Thursday morning and brought it to Castille

After Armier, authorities target illegally-placed deckchairs from Ta’ Fra Ben

Some 100 deckchairs and over 30 umbrellas were removed from Qawra Point – an area commonly known as Ta’ Fra Ben

Some 100 deckchairs and over 30 umbrellas were removed from...

European hunters stand ground on Maltese trapping after EU Court edges closer to ban

European hunters federation stands its ground faced with ECJ Advocate General’s opinion on trapping in Malta

European hunters federation stands its ground faced...

BirdLife: Maltese government should not open trapping before European Court delivers verdict

“Make no mistake, today is a great success for our country”: BirdLife toasts EU Court’s Advocate General opinion that Malta’s hunting...

“Make no mistake, today is a great success for our...

Bird trapping in Malta could be soon outlawed again after devastating EU court opinion

EU Court’s Advocate General’s opinion is step towards the end of finch trapping because laws “do not respect Malta’s obilgations under...

EU Court’s Advocate General’s opinion is step...

700 tonnes of fish lost in discard, subsistence and recreational catches every year

Unreported catches grew during the late 1980s and 1990, with almost 700 tonnes of fish going unreported in Malta’s statistical system every year for the...

Unreported catches grew during the late 1980s and 1990,...

Hot weather likely cause of Mosta valley fire

A fire that spread through Mosta's Wied tal-Isperanza on Sunday night...

A fire that spread through Mosta's Wied...

Friends of the Earth urges public to support Kalanka Bay’s public domain status

Environmental NGO Friends of the Earth has urged the public to 'save the untouched Kalanka Bay', which is up for public consultation to be...

Environmental NGO Friends of the Earth has urged the public...

State 'duty-bound' to manage water better, says Partit Demokratiku

Climate change management is in murky waters, Partit Demokratiku warns

Climate change management is in murky waters, Partit...

Updated | Court drops case against ornithologist over illegal trapping

Fiona Burrows had been asked by the police to help investigate illegal trapping but ended up in court after the trapper sued her for trespassing

Fiona Burrows had been asked by the police to help...

Hunters join big game trophy-hunting club

Safari Club International has been criticised for promoting the trophy hunting...

Safari Club International has been criticised for promoting...

Earth’s sixth mass extinction event under way, scientists warn

Researchers talk of ‘biological annihilation’ as study reveals...

Researchers talk of ‘biological annihilation’...

[WATCH] ERA undertakes embellishment projects for Comino

The Environment and Resources Authority carried out considerable works in...

The Environment and Resources Authority carried out...

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Hunters’ federation FKNK is urging hunters and trappers ‘to stay...

Hunters’ federation FKNK is urging hunters and...

Researchers attribute deluge of alien fish to ‘globalised’ shipping routes

Researchers behind the Spot the Alien Fish campaign who have long observed an influx of non-indigenous fish in Maltese and Mediterranean waters, have held...

Researchers behind the Spot the Alien Fish campaign who...

[WATCH] BirdLife Malta rescues two stranded seabirds

BirdLife Malta has indicated that light pollution is likely to cause fledging...

BirdLife Malta has indicated that light pollution is likely...

Alien crayfish found in Chadwick Lakes, research group laments of consequences

The red swamp crayfish has been introduced to local fresh waters, leaving an impact on the habitat and its biodiversity

The red swamp crayfish has been introduced to local...

Authorities ‘failed’ to request relevant studies before approving tuna cages relocation

The chosen location is within two designated marine Natura 2000 sites which qualify as both a marine Special Protection Area for seabirds under the European...

The chosen location is within two designated marine Natura...

[WATCH] Dead thresher shark found in Cirkewwa

The 3-metre ‘fox shark’ was pulled out of the waters dead

The 3-metre ‘fox shark’ was pulled out of the...