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![Farmers and scientists to educate public on Maltese snakes and reptiles](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui/images/photos/g._western_whip_snake_02.jpg)
![Hunting lobbies in feud over trapping project for 12 ‘privileged’ members](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/finch_trapping_photo_by_birdlife_malta.jpg)
Hunting lobbies in feud over trapping project for 12 ‘privileged’ members
Trapping project for 12 members proposed by St Hubert Hunters meets with opposition from FKNK
Trapping project for 12 members proposed by St Hubert...
![[IN PICTURES] Falconry in Malta: from king’s tribute to ancient art revived](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/malta_falcon_4.jpg)
[IN PICTURES] Falconry in Malta: from king’s tribute to ancient art revived
A 4,000-year-old technique that bonds wild falcons to their masters is part of the fascination with the arcane world of falconry
A 4,000-year-old technique that bonds wild falcons to their...
![European Commission official says Malta has no justification for bird trapping derogations](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/finch_trapping_photo_by_birdlife_malta.jpg)
European Commission official says Malta has no justification for bird trapping derogations
Finch trapping had to stop when Malta’s exceptional transition period lapsed five years after joining the EU, Brussels official says
Finch trapping had to stop when Malta’s exceptional...
!['Uphold EU directives on nature and bird protection,' BirdLife tells Bernard Grech](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/pn-birdlife_malta_meeting_2_matthew_tabone.jpg)
'Uphold EU directives on nature and bird protection,' BirdLife tells Bernard Grech
BirdLife Malta CEO Mark Sultana says if PN wants to respect public opinion, it cannot backtrack on its commitment to implement the EU directives
BirdLife Malta CEO Mark Sultana says if PN wants to respect...
![20 kilometres of underground tunnel helped Malta manage its flooding problems](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/screen_shot_2021-02-18_at_15.14.27.png)
20 kilometres of underground tunnel helped Malta manage its flooding problems
How EU funds tackled Malta’s storm water challenge
How EU funds tackled Malta’s storm water...
![2021 saw Malta’s warmest January since 1923, and Earth’s sixth warmest](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/5_rabat_hofret_ir_rizz_23.jpg)
2021 saw Malta’s warmest January since 1923, and Earth’s sixth warmest
At 25.8 degrees Celsius, Malta set new record for highest temperature in January
At 25.8 degrees Celsius, Malta set new record for highest...
![Tal-Wej landowners protesting scheduling: ERA says designation backed by science](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/15_jd_tal_wej_era_appeal.jpg)
Tal-Wej landowners protesting scheduling: ERA says designation backed by science
Natura 2000 designation for maximum protection of 200,000sq.m Tal-Wej is based solely on scientific criteria, ERA says
Natura 2000 designation for maximum protection of...
![‘We’ll end up eating plastic’: diver Raniero Borg longs to restore Maltese waters to their former glory](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/screen_shot_2021-02-08_at_08.29.17.png)
‘We’ll end up eating plastic’: diver Raniero Borg longs to restore Maltese waters to their former glory
At 62, clean-up activist Raniero Borg hopes to restore Maltese waters to their former glory with his regular underwater clean-ups
At 62, clean-up activist Raniero Borg hopes to restore...
![Scientists study threats to Maltese freshwater crab’s rare habitat](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/qabru_adult_bahrija_2020_02_ray_caruana.jpg)
Scientists study threats to Maltese freshwater crab’s rare habitat
Three-year Qabru project by Nature Trusts will identity threats faced by rare...
Three-year Qabru project by Nature Trusts will identity...
![[WATCH] Nine birds of prey released back into the wild over Comino](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/short_eared_owl_birdlife.png)
[WATCH] Nine birds of prey released back into the wild over Comino
BirdLife releases eight Common Kestrels and a Short-eared Owl back into the...
BirdLife releases eight Common Kestrels and a Short-eared...
![Maltese scientists on the hunt for honeybees most resilient to climate change](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/ededit-14.png)
Maltese scientists on the hunt for honeybees most resilient to climate change
University of Malta researchers and Maltese beekeepers part of €1.74 million research to identify honeybee species most resilient to climate change in the...
University of Malta researchers and Maltese beekeepers part...
![Dead turtle found entangled in fishing nets prompts call for urgent action](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/pr_marine_debris_1a.jpg)
Dead turtle found entangled in fishing nets prompts call for urgent action
Nature Trust calls on public and fishers to reduce marine litter, plastics at sea, and to recover lost fishing gear
Nature Trust calls on public and fishers to reduce marine...
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![Security at Buskett heightened as barn owl conservation project enters next phase](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/pr210075d.jpeg)
Security at Buskett heightened as barn owl conservation project enters next phase
The barn owl conservation project undertaken by hunting organisation FKNK at Buskett aims to introduce the species back into the wild after it went...
The barn owl conservation project undertaken by hunting...
![Scientists mapped over 500 earthquakes around Malta in the last 25 years](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/earthquake_malta.png)
Scientists mapped over 500 earthquakes around Malta in the last 25 years
University of Malta scientists publish catalogue that helps scientists determine a more accurate seismic hazard map for the islands in this region
University of Malta scientists publish catalogue that helps...
![Hunting organisation removing invasive trees at l-Aħrax as part of regeneration project](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/torri_ahmar_trees_removed.jpg)
Hunting organisation removing invasive trees at l-Aħrax as part of regeneration project
The FKNK, which was recently granted the guardianship of l-Aħrax, is undertaking a regeneration project that aims to remove alien tree species and replace...
The FKNK, which was recently granted the guardianship of...
![Neolithic scholars issue stark warning on Malta’s environmental future](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/screen_shot_2020-12-14_at_08.19.04.png)
Neolithic scholars issue stark warning on Malta’s environmental future
Malta’s vegetation may have changed more in past decade than in the previous 9,000 years, scholars say in stark warning on Malta’s environmental...
Malta’s vegetation may have changed more in past...
![Tigers, pythons, lizards, brown bears and all the wild animals kept in captivity in Malta](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/wild_animals_malta.png)
Tigers, pythons, lizards, brown bears and all the wild animals kept in captivity in Malta
Listed: all the wild animals you do not want seeing escape from a cage, or thrown down the sewer...
Listed: all the wild animals you do not want seeing escape...
![‘FKNK’s bad advice to Abela led to EU action’, BirdLife says](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/ahrax_fknk.jpg)
‘FKNK’s bad advice to Abela led to EU action’, BirdLife says
BirdLife calls on Maltese government to live up to the European Green Deal
BirdLife calls on Maltese government to live up to the...