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An insight into the autumn trapping season
In 2018, the autumn trapping season opened from 20th October up until 31st December, both days inclusive. The current trapping derogation permits the trapping of just two species – Song Thrush (Malvizz) and Golden Plover (Pluviera), after the trapping of finches was ruled illegal by the European Court of Justice on the 21st June 2018….
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Record number of White Wagtails at Valletta roost, birds counted exceed 14,000
This year’s annual White Wagtail roost count in Valletta resulted in a record! The organised count by a group of BirdLife Malta volunteer birders which was held on Saturday 19th January 2019 in Valletta resulted in a record total of 14,474 White Wagtails. The count was attended by 15 volunteer birders and these were assigned…
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BirdLife Malta and Nature Trust-FEE Malta celebrate World Wetlands Day
Today BirdLife Malta and Nature Trust-FEE Malta have teamed up to commemorate World Wetlands Day (WWD), an international awareness day which occurs annually on this date and marks the date of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands on February 2nd, 1971. Established to raise awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and…
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Emission Control Area in the Mediterranean Sea would bring enormous air quality benefits, could save 6,000 lives each year
Air pollution from ship traffic in the Mediterranean Sea can be significantly reduced due to the introduction of an Emission Control Area (ECA), a French study has found. The impact assessment, which started in 2017, investigated potential air quality improvements in the region following a switch to better grade marine fuels as well as the…
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