Tag Archive: Malta
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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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Police officers monitoring autumn hunting season reduced
September 18, 2023 12:31 pmThe first two weeks of the autumn hunting season have already seen various episodes of illegal hunting, as political will...
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Maltese seabirds need ships to dim the lights
March 27, 2023 3:57 pmLight pollution from cargo ships disrupts the activity of breeding Yelkouan Shearwaters and may affect their breeding success, reports a...
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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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Tackling accidental fisheries bycatch: A win-win operation
January 30, 2023 6:32 pmThe Mediterranean coastline saw the beginning of civilisation and ever since its population never ceased to increase until our modern...
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A last stop before going home, shearwaters raft together!
November 30, 2022 6:33 pmIn this blog, we will continue to discover a little more what a shearwater is capable of. In my first...
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Navigating in the open ocean like a shearwater!
September 14, 2022 10:26 amIn our previous seabird blog A journey with the Yelkouan Shearwater, we learnt about the incredible journey a Yelkouan Shearwater...
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Night flight of the herons
September 7, 2022 11:04 amThe largest flock of Night-herons I ever saw, and possibly the largest ever recorded in Malta, numbered over 180 birds....
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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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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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