Tag Archive: illegal hunting
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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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Hunter caught killing four Greater Flamingos gets jail sentence
September 27, 2022 9:22 amBirdLife Malta is satisfied that the hunter who was witnessed shooting down and killing four Greater Flamingos in October 2021...
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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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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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WBRU has no idea how many Turtle-doves have been shot this spring
April 29, 2022 8:09 amYesterday’s statement issued by the Gozo Ministry shows WBRU has no control over derogation Following our press release from yesterday...
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Turtle-dove quota superseded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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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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Spring Watch volunteer training
February 9, 2022 9:22 amDate: Saturday, 5 March 2022Time: 09:00-13:30Location: Salina Nature Reserve Do you love watching spring migration? Are you sad or annoyed...
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Illegal killing of birds remains rampant during 2021
February 4, 2022 10:04 amDuring 2021 the number of protected birds known to BirdLife Malta that have been diagnosed as illegally shot stood at...
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