Tag Archive: common quail
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EU kicks off process to halt spring hunting in Malta
February 16, 2023 5:15 pmThe European Commission has today taken new action against Malta following the Government’s decision last spring to reopen a spring...
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Spring Watch, the calm after a storm…
May 23, 2022 11:10 amRelative peace has returned in the countryside now the spring hunting season is finished. The season, which opened for the...
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Turtle-dove quota superseded
April 28, 2022 11:22 amBirdLife Malta believes that after a week since the opening of a spring hunting season on the European Turtle-dove (Gamiema),...
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Court provisionally accepts BirdLife Malta request for injunction on spring hunting for Turtle-dove
April 13, 2022 11:06 amHunting season on Vulnerable European Turtle-dove cannot open on Sunday BirdLife Malta is very satisfied to receive the Court notification...
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Warrant of Prohibitory Injunction filed to stop slaughter of protected Turtle-doves during spring
April 11, 2022 3:04 pmThis year’s spring hunting derogation for the Vulnerable European Turtle-dove is illegal BirdLife Malta has earlier today filed a Warrant...
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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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The turtle-dove – the epitome of the magical spring season!
April 26, 2021 9:22 amNo other bird brings to mind the spring migration than the European Turtle-dove (Gamiema in Maltese). It personifies the struggle...
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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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Spring bird migration in the Maltese Islands
March 21, 2021 9:38 amBird migration is without doubt one of the most spectacular events in a bird’s life. Twice a year, a large...
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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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