BirdLife Malta

ON THE FRONTLINES | November 2023 Newsletter

On the frontlines is our monthly newsletter section covering the activities of BirdLife Malta’s conservation, policy and nature reserve (Salina, Simar, Għadira and Foresta 2000) teams, together with an update about rare and scarce bird species observed. Shearwater releases   We are pleased to announce that this year BirdLife Malta beat the record for successfully releasing…
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Growing up and learning on the ocean: a shearwater affair!

The juvenile Yelkouan Shearwaters left Malta around mid-July and the Scopoli’s Shearwater fledglings will soon fly away to distant destinations. In our previous blog we learnt more about the period of the breeding season and how much effort it takes for the parents to raise their one and only chick. What happens after? Seabirds leave…
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Environmental crime cases in court shelved due to removal of presiding magistrate

In two separate letters sent over the past weeks (3rd & 17th November) to Chief Justice Dr Mark Chetcuti, BirdLife Malta has requested the immediate attention of the Chief Justice on the urgent need for the replacement of the magistrate handling environmental crime cases. Environmental crime cases in court have been shelved indefinitely, now for…
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77 schools awarded for connecting children with nature

A total of 77 schools across Malta and Gozo celebrated their outstanding achievements in connecting children with nature through BirdLife Malta’s Dinja Waħda environmental education programme which is spread across all year groups from Kinder to Secondary students. BirdLife Malta’s Dinja Waħda 2023 Awards Ceremony held at Xara Lodge The Dinja Waħda 2023 Awards Ceremony,…
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