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Young seabirds need your help!
June 17, 2019 9:54 amYelkouan Shearwater is a threatened seabird species endemic to the Mediterranean. Their chicks leave their nests for the open sea,...
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Screwed up: Hunting enforcement below standard, as no one is held accountable for last year’s killing of White Storks
June 6, 2019 3:53 pmA hunter from Dingli was today acquitted from the charges involving the killing of White Storks in last year’s massacre...
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Record number of people visit BirdLife Malta’s nature reserves following newly introduced extended opening hours to the public
May 29, 2019 11:50 amFollowing a very busy season during which extended opening hours to the public were introduced leading to an increase of...
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Hunters now practically granted nine out of twelve months to hunt
May 24, 2019 9:45 amThe amendments to the Wild Rabbit hunting laws which were announced out of the blue at the end of last...
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An open hunting season on the red-listed Turtle Dove
May 17, 2019 11:43 am* Choice of dates for the season augmented by increase in hunting licences, lowest ever police presence* Half of the...
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Approximately 200 Girl Guides welcomed at BirdLife Malta’s nature reserves
May 8, 2019 2:42 pmOver the weekend we were happy to welcome approximately 200 Brownies aged 7 to 10 to our nature reserves in...
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BirdLife Malta drafts set of five priority issues in manifesto sent to MEP candidates
April 23, 2019 10:36 amIt is beyond any reasonable doubt that human activities are causing a collapse of biodiversity and an impoverishment of ecosystems...
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BirdLife Malta agrees that Turtle Doves bred in captivity should have a closed ring
April 20, 2019 8:54 amTurtle Doves bred in captivity should have a closed ring. BirdLife Malta agrees with the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS)...
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No prosecution for illegal Turtle Dove hunting last year, BirdLife Malta calls on Government to stop playing with words
April 5, 2019 3:33 pmFollowing an Ornis Commitee meeting, held just a week before the opening of the spring hunting season, BirdLife Malta criticised...
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Another successful trip to Sicily
April 2, 2019 12:06 pmThe BirdLife Malta Events and Activities Group recently organised another successful trip to Sicily. The four-day long weekend trip was...
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