ON THE FRONTLINES | October 2025 Newsletter

On the frontlines is our monthly newsletter section covering the activities of BirdLife Malta’s conservation, policy, nature reserve (Salina, Simar, Għadira and Foresta 2000), seabird and public engagement teams, together with an update about rare and scarce bird species observed. The Monitoring of the Countryside Continues After Raptor Camp With the ongoing autumn hunting season…
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ON THE FRONTLINES | September 2025 Newsletter

On the frontlines is our monthly newsletter section covering the activities of BirdLife Malta’s conservation, policy, nature reserve (Salina, Simar, Għadira and Foresta 2000), seabird and public engagement teams, together with an update about rare and scarce bird species observed. Rabbit Hunting Season Used as a Cover for Illegal Bird Hunting Over the past few…
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LIFE PanPuffinus! project celebrates five years of seabird conservation across the Mediterranean

After five years of coordinated action across the Mediterranean, the LIFE PanPuffinus! project celebrated its conclusion in Malta with a closing conference attended by partner representatives, government officials and stakeholders. Led by BirdLife Malta, this has been the organisation’s largest LIFE project to date, uniting two government entities and five BirdLife partners from Malta, Portugal,…
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European Commission confirms that finch-trapping derogation is not in line with the European Court of Justice ruling

BirdLife Malta welcomes the clarification received from the European Commission regarding Malta’s so-called “research derogation” for finch trapping. In a letter addressed to BirdLife Malta Chief Executive Mark Sultana, the European Commission confirmed that Commissioner Jessika Roswall did not endorse Malta’s finch-trapping framework during her meeting with Minister Clint Camilleri on 15 October 2025. Instead,…
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