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Animal liberation activists turn up in onesies to protest Monte Kristo circus

Horse show at Monte Kristo estates should be banned under animal circus rules, say activists protesting VRD inaction

Heavy fog creates eerie Maltese landscapes

A Met Office spokesperson tells MaltaToday that the fog is a result of high humidity and no winds or clouds

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...

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...

[WATCH] Vandals get a kick out of sawing down 36 olive trees

Vandals stormed Foresta 2000 in Mellieha this weekend, cutting down 36...

Vandals stormed Foresta 2000 in Mellieha this weekend,...

New Water treatment facility to reduce dependency on ground water

The facility was inaugurated by the Prime Minister who said it would make Malta...

The facility was inaugurated by the Prime Minister who said...

BirdLife Malta renew call for setting up of wildlife crime unit in pre-election document

NGO publishes 10 proposals to safeguard the environment, which include the stopping of construction projects in ODZ sites, setting up a wildlife crime unit in...

NGO publishes 10 proposals to safeguard the environment,...

[WATCH] European court decision on finch trapping will be respected – Muscat

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says a Labour administration would respect the decision of the European Court of Justice

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says a Labour administration...

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Former BirdLife director: ‘Busuttil had said he was against spring hunting’

Former BirdLife director says Simon Busuttil had told BirdLife Malta that he was against spring hunting ahead of the 2015 referendum

Former BirdLife director says Simon Busuttil had told...

[WATCH] Opening autumn trapping season will harm Malta’s EU court case - Busuttil

Simon Busuttil dismisses Joseph Muscat's renewed challenge to resign if inquiry finds no connection between Prime Minister and Egrant

Simon Busuttil dismisses Joseph Muscat's renewed...

Ornis Committee recommends autumn finch-trapping season

As the country awaits the decision of the European Court of Justice, the...

As the country awaits the decision of the European Court of...

BirdLife Malta calls for independent wildlife police unit

BirdLife Malta has called for an independent wildlife police unit to be...

BirdLife Malta has called for an independent wildlife...

AD pokes holes at Labour’s Sant' Antnin recycling plant proposal

Green Party Alternattiva Demokratika has criticised the Labour Party's...

Green Party Alternattiva Demokratika has criticised the...

BirdLife Malta joins coastal clean-up in bid to protect endemic seabirds

BirdLife Malta participated in a clean-up in L-Ahrax tal-Mellieha, in a bid to protect endemic seabirds from rats by reducing the amount of rubbish...

BirdLife Malta participated in a...