Tag Archive: hunting
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Lead ammunition finally banned from wetlands across the EU
February 14, 2023 9:39 pmAs of today, the 15th of February 2023, using lead shot ammunition in wetlands is illegal in all 27 EU...
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The world needs a future that respects nature, not one that kills it
January 30, 2023 11:22 amIn this day and age when the whole world, including Malta and Gozo, are trying to find ways to better...
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Turtle-dove hunting in spring is illegal
November 10, 2022 12:40 pmBirdLife Malta has today filed a Court case challenging the decision – taken by the Ministry for Gozo and the...
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GPS-tracked Finnish Honey-buzzard killed in Malta after three-week journey through 10 European countries
October 14, 2022 12:00 pmA European Honey-buzzard which hatched in Finland earlier this summer and was being GPS-tracked as part of a post-doctoral research...
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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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40 protected birds shot in two days, with police stating they have no resources
August 24, 2022 2:10 pmBirdLife Malta has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Robert Abela following the massacre of protected birds during the...
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Raptor Camp Training Day
July 6, 2022 6:23 pmDate: Saturday, 3 September 2022Time: 09:00-13:30Location: Salina Nature Reserve Do you enjoy watching the autumn migration? Are you upset with...
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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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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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