Minister mum on result of studies from bird trapping ‘research’
Minister Clint Camilleri and the government’s Wild Birds Regulation
Sean Montebello
March 27, 2024 16:15
‘Embarrassment to science’: Birdlife submits findings on trapping ahead of EU court case
Environmental NGO Birdlife Malta has submitted a report to
Sean Montebello
March 4, 2024 12:31
Villains, heroes, liars and fails
At The Shift, I often find myself reading the
Alice Taylor
January 1, 2024 08:29
Illegal hunters shoot Barn Owl part of hunting lobby’s conservation project
A Barn Owl forming part of a recovery project
Sean Montebello
December 19, 2023 12:08
Chief justice silent on calls to assign magistrate to environmental crime cases
All environmental crime court cases in Malta have been
Alice Taylor
November 28, 2023 11:46
Government to adopt another bird trapping ‘research’ season, despite EU proceedings
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The ORNIS committee has accepted
Sean Montebello
October 11, 2023 18:30
GPS-tracked birds of prey disappear upon arrival in Malta’s ‘open season’
Highly protected bird species are “continuously indiscriminately persecuted both
Sean Montebello
October 9, 2023 17:56
Reduction in hunting enforcement officers last straw for migratory birds – BirdLife
The number of police officers deployed to enforce hunting
Sean Montebello
September 18, 2023 17:33
Government ‘shamefully silent’ on Comino overcommercialisation  – NGOs
Eight environmental NGOs have reiterated calls for the de-commercialisation
Sean Montebello
September 15, 2023 14:22
BirdLife Malta calls on Malta to support a Nitrogen Emission Control Area
BirdLife Malta is calling on the government to support
The Shift Team
August 23, 2023 16:29
BirdLife objects to third apartment block next to Simar nature reserve
An application for a third apartment block adjacent to
Sean Montebello
July 7, 2023 12:06
NGOs file judicial protest against Legal Notice ‘rewarding ODZ illegalities’
Seven environmental organisations today filed a judicial protest against
The Shift Team
June 2, 2023 14:46
Legal action to be taken against recently-enacted ODZ regularisation scheme
Legal action is set to be taken against the
The Shift Team
May 27, 2023 13:50
Comino hotel ‘ERA approval shows authorities are developers’ puppets’
Environmental NGO Moviment Graffitti has described the Environment and
Sean Montebello
May 24, 2023 13:05
Hunting in Malta ‘taking advantage of the EU’s slow wheels of justice’ – CABS
The derogations from the European Union’s Birds Directive allowing
Sean Montebello
May 6, 2023 12:30
Illegalities and no enforcement: spring hunting ‘taking away from Europe’
The Maltese government’s insistence on opening a spring hunting
Sean Montebello
April 30, 2023 17:55
A Six Senses Comino hotel will ‘put the area out of reach to all but the wealthy’
A group of seven NGOs this morning staged a
The Shift Team
April 22, 2023 13:43
Court ignores EU science, allows for Turtle dove spring hunting
A court decision on Monday morning revoked a prohibitory
Sean Montebello
April 17, 2023 14:10
Birdlife injunction continues to stall start of spring hunting, court to decide
A prohibitory injunction against Turtle dove Spring hunting remains
Sean Montebello
April 14, 2023 17:16
MDA fails to submit accounts while claiming ENGO financial malpractice
The Malta Developers Association, headed by Michael Stivala, has
Sean Montebello
April 5, 2023 18:21
A record: public files 13,500 objections against ‘Comino village’ development
The Planning Authority is currently processing over 13,500 objections
The Shift Team
January 27, 2023 13:11
Poacher who shot Flamingos convicted, efforts praised by Birdlife
BirdLife Malta has welcomed the jailing of a hunter
September 27, 2022 11:20
Leading environmental NGOs not consulted on Hal Far race track
The government’s track record with noise regulation has made
Joanna Demarco
July 19, 2022 15:23
The massacre
In the south of Malta, a few hours after
Kevin Cassar
April 25, 2022 07:56
BirdLife publishes night-time footage of protected birds being shot in Delimara
Conservation NGO BirdLife Malta published footage of Western Marsh
Julian Delia
April 19, 2022 14:30
The court decides: spring hunting to kick off as planned
The spring hunting season will be kicking off as
The Shift Team
April 15, 2022 10:44
Spring hunting season on hold as court provisionally accepts Birdlife’s ‘urgent’ request
The spring hunting season for turtle-dove will not be
The Shift Team
April 13, 2022 11:32
Stakeholders put forward their election demands
As the 2022 general elections campaign is in full
Joanna Demarco
March 8, 2022 12:12
Illegal bird trapper arrested 24 hours after being convicted of same offence – CABS
A poacher was caught trapping birds illegally yesterday morning,
The Shift Team
November 6, 2021 11:17
Legal battle over trapping heats up – BirdLife files judicial protest against government
Conservation NGO BirdLife Malta has filed a judicial protest
Julian Delia
November 5, 2021 17:00

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