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Mediterranean-wide collaboration to improve conservation status of two endemic seabird species launched
June 17, 2021 5:30 pmBirdLife Malta has today launched another EU-funded scientific study which aims to improve the conservation status of two endemic seabird...
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Finch trapping in Malta coming to an end after EC’s final warning
June 9, 2021 2:07 pmBirdLife Malta welcomes today’s news that the European Commission has once again stepped in to protect birds in our country....
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Spring hunting season 2021 – a summary of illegalities
May 20, 2021 9:36 amBirdLife Malta has published its video summary of the illegalities witnessed during the 2021 spring hunting season. This year, due...
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Hunter filmed instructing child to shoot from FKNK-managed Miżieb
May 3, 2021 12:27 pmFollowing the incident reported by the media involving a hunter who was filmed instructing a child to shoot a gun...
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BirdLife Malta challenges Government in Court: spring hunting season cannot be opened
March 26, 2021 5:44 pmBirdLife Malta has filed a judicial protest in Court against the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Gozo and...
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Protected Ospreys shot down by hunters, illegal finch trappers caught
March 22, 2021 1:51 pmIn the past days, with the first signs of spring migratory birds flying over the Maltese Islands, BirdLife Malta witnessed...
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PM’s decision to reopen spring hunting is in full defiance of the EU
March 18, 2021 1:11 pmThe decision to open a spring hunting season for one bird species, the Common Quail, is a sad ploy by...
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Birds are #onthemove again!
March 10, 2021 5:37 pmFollowing the success of the autumn migration campaign held last year, BirdLife Malta has once again launched its #onthemove campaign...
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European Commission claims Malta has no justification for trapping derogations
March 1, 2021 1:27 pmThe European Commission has recently reiterated in a very clear manner its position on Malta’s finch trapping derogation, claiming once...
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“Uphold EU directives on nature and bird protection” – BirdLife Malta tells Bernard Grech
February 25, 2021 11:12 am“The Nationalist Party must uphold the spirit of the Acquis Communautaire and not buckle under pressure from the hunters’ lobby. ...
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