Brussels issues new warning to Malta over spring hunting season
Additional letter of formal notice from EC says Malta is not protecting birds against poaching despite strict conditions to derogate from spring hunting ban
As EU bans lead ammunition, BirdLife calls on government to declare Malta wetlands
EU bans use of lead ammunition in wetlands, but Malta has until 2025 to declare which of its valleys, water-catchment areas and coasts will be defined as wetlands where hunting...
CABS films 'gang' of five turtle dove trappers in Mellieha

CABS has filmed a group of five men trapping protected turtle doves in a...

CABS has filmed a group of five men trapping protected...

[WATCH] Gozo police shout and scream at Chris Packham, then claim he assaulted landowners

BBC presenter Chris Packham was acquitted of charges of assaulting landowners of a trapping site, as video emerges of Gozo police's disproportionate...

BBC presenter Chris Packham was acquitted of charges of...

[WATCH] BBC presenter Chris Packham cleared of assault, trespass charges

BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham acquitted of assault and trespass after magistrates finds that the prosecution had not presented enough evidence to...

BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham acquitted of...

Police charge BBC naturalist Chris Packham with insulting bird trappers in Gozo

BBC naturalist Chris Packham was in Gozo to monitor bird trappers when police filed charges against him for allegedly insulting trappers

BBC naturalist Chris Packham was in Gozo to monitor bird...

Hunter has licence permanently revoked, fined €5,000 for shooting protected bird

A man has had his hunting license permanently revoked and was fined €5,000 after being found guilty of shooting a protected bird last week

A man has had his hunting license permanently revoked and...

Updated | FKNK questions CABS presence in police operation

The federation noted that CABS activists have been frequently found to have...

The federation noted that CABS activists have been...

First ever: black-winged kite sighted in Malta

Falcon-sized bird primarily associated with open land and semi-deserts in...

Falcon-sized bird primarily associated with open land and...

13 protected birds shot down during spring hunting season

BirdLife Malta says casualties could have been avoided if government had...

BirdLife Malta says casualties could have been avoided if...

25 illegally trapped turtle doves seized in Gozo

25 turtle doves were released back into the wild by police in Gozo after a...

25 turtle doves were released back into the wild by police...

[WATCH] Herons rest in Malta before heading to Europe

On their way from Africa, herons stop in Malta before their passage into Europe

On their way from Africa, herons stop in Malta before their...

Environment minister recommends Wied Ghomor as public domain site

Environment minister Josè Herrera has recommended Wied Ghomor to be...

Environment minister Josè Herrera has recommended...

New jellyfish species discovered in Maltese waters

Despite its large dimensions, the egg-yolk jellyfish, only imparts a very mild...

Despite its large dimensions, the egg-yolk jellyfish, only...

Two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef damaged in ‘unprecedented’ bleaching

Unprecedented coral bleaching in consecutive years has damaged two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, aerial surveys have shown

Unprecedented coral bleaching in consecutive years has...

MEPs demand action on illegal bird hunting activities

Members of the European Parliament urge European Commission to act against...

Members of the European Parliament urge European Commission...

BirdLife Malta condemns government’s ‘silence’ as number of illegally shot birds rises to 10

BirdLife Malta has taken the government and the Prime Minister to task for their 'silence' around the number of birds of prey being illegally...

BirdLife Malta has taken the government and the Prime...

European Commission 'corrects' Labour MEP over EU fisheries policy, Maltese fishing

The European Commission’s representation in Malta has issued a statement contradicting Alfred Sant’s declarations on how EU directives have...

The European Commission’s representation in Malta has...

Eight protected birds gunned down in first week of spring hunting season

Eight protected birds were illegally gunned down in various locations around Malta and Gozo in the first week of this year’s spring hunting season,...

Eight protected birds were illegally gunned down in various...

WBRU rejects accusations levelled by CABS over monitoring of hunting season

The Wild Birds Regulation Unit has denied CABS’s accusations of 'taking credit for their efforts against illegal bird trapping

The Wild Birds Regulation Unit has denied CABS’s...