Tag Archive: Mark Sultana
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Peak migration of birds of prey greeted with massacre
September 25, 2021 1:11 pmSouth-westerly winds yesterday favoured a peak in observed migration of birds of prey, with BirdLife Malta and Committee Against Bird...
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Highly protected Egyptian Vulture’s migration cut short over Malta
September 15, 2021 4:38 pmAn Egyptian Vulture from an Italian conservation reintroduction programme in Italy, which landed in the Maltese Islands yesterday to rest,...
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BirdLife Malta calls on Government to protect birds during migration
September 1, 2021 8:06 amAs the summer months come to an end, and with colder temperatures starting to be felt in northern Europe, birds...
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Government’s refusal to control hunting of the endangered Gamiema reveals a cosmetic approach to environmental protection
August 18, 2021 12:58 pmAt an ORNIS Committee meeting held today 18th August, BirdLife Malta made it clear that the proposed quota of 500...
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Mediterranean-wide collaboration to improve conservation status of two endemic seabird species launched
June 17, 2021 5:30 pmBirdLife Malta has today launched another EU-funded scientific study which aims to improve the conservation status of two endemic seabird...
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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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Birds are #onthemove again!
March 10, 2021 5:37 pmFollowing the success of the autumn migration campaign held last year, BirdLife Malta has once again launched its #onthemove campaign...
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European Commission claims Malta has no justification for trapping derogations
March 1, 2021 1:27 pmThe European Commission has recently reiterated in a very clear manner its position on Malta’s finch trapping derogation, claiming once...
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“Uphold EU directives on nature and bird protection” – BirdLife Malta tells Bernard Grech
February 25, 2021 11:12 am“The Nationalist Party must uphold the spirit of the Acquis Communautaire and not buckle under pressure from the hunters’ lobby. ...
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BirdLife International and 24 EU BirdLife partners support BirdLife Malta request to European Commissioner for Environment to intervene on finch trapping
November 20, 2020 11:10 amFollowing the re-opening of a finch trapping season by the Maltese Government in defiance of the 2018 judgement by the...
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