Tag Archive: enforcement
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BirdLife Malta condemns the Government’s decision to reopen new trapping licences
March 1, 2026 5:00 pmBirdLife Malta strongly condemns the Government’s decision, announced through the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU), to reopen applications for new...
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Illegal hunting soars as enforcement collapses
October 10, 2025 1:30 pmOver 240 illegal hunting incidents recorded during this year’s Raptor Camp: Birds of prey remain Malta’s most targeted species as...
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No law, No surveillance, No data: 2025 spring hunting season opens amid unregulated trapping and daily illegalities
April 14, 2025 5:50 pmRampant illegal hunting ahead of season amid lack of enforcement and transparency Illegal hunting of Turtle-doves has been recorded daily...
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Environmental crime cases in court shelved due to removal of presiding magistrate
November 28, 2023 8:49 amIn two separate letters sent over the past weeks (3rd & 17th November) to Chief Justice Dr Mark Chetcuti, BirdLife...
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GPS-tracked birds of prey disappear as they arrive in Malta
October 9, 2023 2:48 pmAs the autumn hunting season progresses with the further opening of a hunting season at sea on the 1st of...
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Lack of self-discipline by hunters and of police presence lead to rampant illegalities
October 5, 2022 9:59 pm* Over 170 illegalities witnessed by BirdLife Malta’s Raptor Camp volunteers in three weeks* Protected birds shot before and during...
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Prime Minister has lost the plot on hunting or simply doesn’t care
August 31, 2022 3:12 pmThe autumn hunting season on wild birds is set to open from tomorrow, the 1st of September 2022, permitting the...
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An indiscriminate massacre of protected species including the Turtle-dove
May 7, 2022 9:26 pmFollowing the end of this year’s spring hunting season, BirdLife Malta notes that it was once again a season riddled...
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Tens of protected Marsh-harriers massacred by hunters during the night
April 19, 2022 1:35 pmHunting enforcement measures are out of control as a result of amnesties on taxidermy collections BirdLife Malta volunteers and members...
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For PL and PN, nobody else matters except for hunters and trappers
March 15, 2022 4:17 pmTo win votes, they are ready to risk Malta being taken back to the European Court of Justice BirdLife Malta...
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