Tag Archive: trapping
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ECJ AG Opinion recommends an end to finch trapping
May 30, 2024 11:22 amBirdLife Malta welcomes the unequivocal Opinion by European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta delivered today in Luxembourg...
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BirdLife Malta proposes moratorium on spring hunting of Turtle-dove
March 27, 2024 9:06 amBirdLife Malta is proposing a moratorium on the spring hunting of the Vulnerable European Turtle-dove in view of scientific evidence...
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Trapped in deception: Unveiling the true impact of Malta’s finch research derogation
March 6, 2024 1:37 pmThe finch ‘catch and release’ derogation was first initiated in 2020, after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found Malta...
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Evidence from finch trapping sites shows rampant abuse of smokescreen ‘scientific research’ derogation
March 4, 2024 9:57 amAs the European Court of Justice (ECJ) prepares for this week’s (Thursday 7th March) hearing on the smokescreen finch ‘research’...
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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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Malta should not keep challenging EU by continuing Turtle-dove hunt in spring
March 29, 2023 11:36 pmFollowing yesterday’s ORNIS Committee meeting and vote in favour of the opening of a spring hunting season, the responsibility of...
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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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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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Natural habitats, biodiversity and marine missing from main political parties’ promises
March 11, 2022 7:39 amMalta needs to immediately start tackling natural habitat loss and the biodiversity that thrives in it, and to concretely protect...
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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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