Tag Archive: trapping
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Environment NGOs endorse BirdLife Malta’s call to European Commissioner for Environment to uphold rule of law in Malta.
November 4, 2024 3:43 pmEight environmental non-governmental organisations (eNGOs) have expressed support to BirdLife Malta’s call on European Commissioner for Environment to uphold the rule...
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#CitizensAGAINSTtrapping – BirdLife Malta launches its citizen activism campaign against finch trapping
November 1, 2024 1:52 pmBirdLife Malta (BLM) has launched a citizen activism campaign to counter the government’s ongoing finch trapping under the guise of...
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BirdLife Malta requests EU to immediately suspend finch trapping season as Prime Minister Robert Abela sides with trappers over and above EU rule of law.
October 21, 2024 2:27 pmBirdLife Malta (BLM) strongly condemns the government’s decision to re-open the trapping season for seven species of finches under the...
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ECJ ruling puts an end to ‘scientific’ Finch Trapping
September 19, 2024 1:11 pmBirdLife Malta is satisfied with the outcome of the European Court of Justice ruling issued today,19th September, where it declared...
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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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