
Birdlife Malta

On the 10th anniversary of the referendum to abolish spring hunting, former... View more

New spring hunting season approved despite controversy
A new spring hunting season has been approved by the government-appointed board... View more

Minister mum on result of studies from bird trapping ‘research’
Minister Clint Camilleri and the government’s Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) have... View more

‘Embarrassment to science’: Birdlife submits findings on trapping ahead of EU court case
Environmental NGO Birdlife Malta has submitted a report to the European Court... View more

Villains, heroes, liars and fails
At The Shift, I often find myself reading the stories we publish... View more

Illegal hunters shoot Barn Owl part of hunting lobby’s conservation project
A Barn Owl forming part of a recovery project managed by the... View more

Chief justice silent on calls to assign magistrate to environmental crime cases
All environmental crime court cases in Malta have been de facto shelved... View more

Government to adopt another bird trapping ‘research’ season, despite EU proceedings
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The ORNIS committee has accepted recommendations by hunting... View more

GPS-tracked birds of prey disappear upon arrival in Malta’s ‘open season’
Highly protected bird species are “continuously indiscriminately persecuted both on land and... View more

Reduction in hunting enforcement officers last straw for migratory birds – BirdLife
The number of police officers deployed to enforce hunting regulations during this... View more

Government ‘shamefully silent’ on Comino overcommercialisation – NGOs
Eight environmental NGOs have reiterated calls for the de-commercialisation of Comino, claiming... View more

BirdLife Malta calls on Malta to support a Nitrogen Emission Control Area
BirdLife Malta is calling on the government to support the establishment of... View more

BirdLife objects to third apartment block next to Simar nature reserve
An application for a third apartment block adjacent to the Simar Nature... View more

NGOs file judicial protest against Legal Notice ‘rewarding ODZ illegalities’
Seven environmental organisations today filed a judicial protest against the recently-introduced Legal... View more

Legal action to be taken against recently-enacted ODZ regularisation scheme
Legal action is set to be taken against the government’s recent extension... View more

Comino hotel ‘ERA approval shows authorities are developers’ puppets’
Environmental NGO Moviment Graffitti has described the Environment and Resources Authority’s July... View more

Hunting in Malta ‘taking advantage of the EU’s slow wheels of justice’ – CABS
The derogations from the European Union’s Birds Directive allowing for spring hunting... View more

Illegalities and no enforcement: spring hunting ‘taking away from Europe’
The Maltese government’s insistence on opening a spring hunting season comes at... View more

Spring hunting referendum – 10 years on
On the 10th anniversary of the referendum to abolish spring hunting, former... View more

New spring hunting season approved despite controversy
A new spring hunting season has been approved by the government-appointed board... View more

Villains, heroes, liars and fails
At The Shift, I often find myself reading the stories we publish... View more

Illegal hunters shoot Barn Owl part of hunting lobby’s conservation project
A Barn Owl forming part of a recovery project managed by the... View more

Chief justice silent on calls to assign magistrate to environmental crime cases
All environmental crime court cases in Malta have been de facto shelved... View more

Government to adopt another bird trapping ‘research’ season, despite EU proceedings
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The ORNIS committee has accepted recommendations by hunting... View more

GPS-tracked birds of prey disappear upon arrival in Malta’s ‘open season’
Highly protected bird species are “continuously indiscriminately persecuted both on land and... View more

Reduction in hunting enforcement officers last straw for migratory birds – BirdLife
The number of police officers deployed to enforce hunting regulations during this... View more