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Animal rights campaigners want ban on breeding and import of bully dogs

Animal rights NGOs launch online petition for temporary ban on breeding and import of all bully dog breeds

FKNK toasts season with thanks for government’s ‘strong will’ to defend hunting

Hunting season underway following BirdLife’s unsuccessful attempt at securing injunction against derogation from EU spring hunting ban

Illegal bird trapping: 211 finches and 60 clap-net traps confiscated since September

Six poachers arrested, and 33 large unregistered clap-nets and 131 live finches were confiscated from unregistered trapping sites

Six poachers arrested, and 33 large unregistered clap-nets...

Malta ranks 29th for animal rights, according to new study

Malta comes in at 29th out of 67 countries in newly published Animal Rights...

Malta comes in at 29th out of 67 countries in newly...

BirdLife wants study of impact of Xuereb lido on Salina reserve

AX Holdings proposing extensive excavation and construction works for 309-space...

AX Holdings proposing extensive excavation and construction...

Illegally introduced ducks found dead at Chadwick Lakes

Ambjent Malta appeals to the public to act responsibly and protect...

Ambjent Malta appeals to the public to...

Scientists discover over 1,500 mounds with corals off Marsaskala

Scientists from the Department of Geosciences at the University of Malta...

Scientists from the Department of Geosciences at the...

Bird trappers with unregistered trapping sites issued with ‘special permit’

New trapping law released without publication of trapping sites as required by rules

New trapping law released without publication of trapping...

Whales, dolphins strongly present in Maltese islands, ERA study finds

The Sperm Whale, one of the largest toothed whales on the planet, were among...

The Sperm Whale, one of the largest toothed whales on the...

Inwadar afforestation ‘dream come true’ for park managers

Tree-planting will have to be sensitive to coastal environment and follow...

Tree-planting will have to be sensitive to coastal...

Finch trapping to go on after all, says the government, despite repealing law

The Gozo Ministry said it remains a prerogative of the government on whether to allow finch trapping for 'research' purposes to go on • Song...

The Gozo Ministry said it remains a prerogative of the...

No swimming warning: sewage leak at Qui-Si-Sana being investigated

The Environmental Health Directore warns against swimming at Qui-Si-Sana in...

The Environmental Health Directore warns against swimming...

Furry honours: winners of the first Malta Animal Awards, in pictures

Animal heroes and winners of the first Malta Animal Awards

Animal heroes and winners of the first Malta Animal...

After flamingo massacre, poachers target highly-protected osprey

Injured osprey is recovered from a field in Bidnija in another poaching...

Injured osprey is recovered from a field in Bidnija in...

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Qawra Point should be declared a no-hunting zone, says BirdLife Malta

Following the killing of four Greater flamingos on Saturday, BirdLife Malta...

Following the killing of four Greater flamingos on...

Updated | Four Greater flamingos shot down at Qawra Point

Police arrested and are interogating the hunter who allegedly shot at the flock

Police arrested and are interogating the hunter who...

[WATCH] BirdLife and CABS report rampant illegal hunting on Friday

South-westerly winds favoured migration of birds of prey on Friday...

South-westerly winds favoured migration of birds...

Police seize 300 finches smuggled from Italy, birds released back into the wild

Police and WBRU confiscate 300 wild finches smuggled into Malta from Italy, illegally trapped birds released back into the wild by BirdLife Malta

Police and WBRU confiscate 300 wild finches smuggled into...

[WATCH] Maltese architects propose aggressive afforestation plan for Malta

This is how the Inwadar national park in Marsaskala could look like as 25 architectural firms propose series of designated afforestation plans for Malta

This is how the Inwadar national park in Marsaskala could...

Vulture conservation groups demands criminal action over alleged Egyptian vulture killing

Two European conservation groups have written to the Prime Minister asking that the crime be punished

Two European conservation groups have written to the Prime...