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Rare Eastern Imperial Eagle appears in Malta for the first time
November 4, 2015 8:57 amAn Eastern Imperial Eagle roosted in Malta last night in what constitutes the first ever record of the presence of...
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Turtle Doves now a threatened species worldwide
October 30, 2015 3:49 pmThe global conservation status of European turtle dove (gamiema) has been uplisted to Vulnerable (VU), meaning this iconic species is...
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Education Minister Evarist Bartolo joins school visit to Għadira Nature Reserve
October 19, 2015 3:45 pmMinister for Education and Employment, Evarist Bartolo, joined a school visit to Għadira Nature Reserve this morning to show his...
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MEPs urge Commissioner Vella to take action on hunting and trapping
October 10, 2015 11:19 amOver ninety MEPs have written to European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella, asking him to take urgent action against the Maltese...
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Swedish Storks Land in Malta
October 2, 2015 6:00 pmA flock of young white storks (Cikonja Bajda) from a Swedish reintroduction programme are currently being guarded by BirdLife Malta....
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Satellite-tagged Egyptian Vulture visits Malta
September 25, 2015 11:30 amA rare Egyptian Vulture (Avultun Abjad), nick-named Tobia, from a conservation reintroduction programme in Italy, spent last night on Malta...
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European Commission taking Maltese government to court over finch trapping
September 24, 2015 11:44 amBirdLife Malta welcomes the European Commission’s decision to refer Malta to the European Court of Justice over its finch trapping...
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Three shot protected birds received in one day
September 17, 2015 3:40 pmYesterday BirdLife Malta recovered three injured protected birds – a Purple Heron, a Marsh Harrier and a Collared Dove. All...
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First confirmed shot protected birds for the autumn hunting season
September 15, 2015 3:22 pmBirdLife Malta has confirmed that it has received its first shot protected bird for this year’s autumn hunting season. This...
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Kestrels return to breed in Malta
August 29, 2015 11:47 amBirdLife Malta has confirmed that a family of common kestrels (spanjulett) have bred in Gozo this year and has released...
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