Minister mum on result of studies from bird trapping ‘research’
Minister Clint Camilleri and the government’s Wild Birds Regulation
Sean Montebello
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Spanish lawyer paid €111,000 to defend Malta’s EU bird trapping case
The government has hired a top Spanish lawyer, who
The Shift Team
February 20, 2024 12:00
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Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. Even as a small community-funded
Elizabeth De Gaetano
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Bird trapping seasons opened under ‘smokescreen’ derogations from EU directives
Updated with map of trapping sites. Trapping seasons for
Sean Montebello
October 20, 2023 12:27
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
Malta’s hunting policies ‘wasting’ European conservation efforts – BirdLife
Malta’s hunting policies are “wasting” Europe’s “intense conservation efforts”
Sean Montebello
September 29, 2023 11:40
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
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
Hunting minister satisfied that only two of over 90 wetlands protected from lead shot poisoning
Gozo and Hunting Minister Clint Camilleri is claiming that
Sean Montebello
March 24, 2023 14:58
Malta still to legally implement EU ban on the use of lead shot in wetlands
As of 15 February 2023, Malta was amongst 30
The Shift Team
February 15, 2023 18:21
Finch research project ‘a big lie designed to help poachers fill their aviaries’
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has labelled the
The Shift Team
November 17, 2022 16:09
The massacre
In the south of Malta, a few hours after
Kevin Cassar
April 25, 2022 07:56
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
Government’s trapping derogation for ‘research’ a ‘short-lived distraction’ – Mark Anthony Falzon
An anthropologist who specialises in hunting and conservation has
Julian Delia
October 26, 2021 08:30
Decision to ban hunting at Qawra Point is ‘legislation by spectacle’
The government’s decision to ban hunting at Qawra Point
Julian Delia
October 7, 2021 18:25
Start of Turtle-dove migration leads to illegal hunting of protected species in spring
With the first signs of Turtle-dove migration over Malta
April 16, 2021 15:39
‘A selfish act’: Citizens protest against government granting public land to hunters
Activists gathered at Castille Square, in front of the
October 31, 2020 12:32
Government hid behind committee to breach EU law on renewed bird trapping
The government used the Ornis Committee, a supposedly-independent committee
Victor Paul Borg
October 29, 2020 17:50
Feudalism rediscovered
It did not happen under the dark cloak of
Jacques René Zammit
October 12, 2020 08:11
Government decision to transfer public land to hunters occurs as Commission expresses ‘concern’ about season
As the government prepares to hand over a chunk
Victor Paul Borg
October 9, 2020 10:25
CABS calls for ban on ‘worst killing grounds for birds of prey in Europe’
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) is urging the
Joanna Demarco
September 25, 2020 17:10
If Miżieb and l-Aħrax are to be run by an NGO, why not give it to conservationists?
The Nationalist Party is open to Mizieb and L-Ahrax
Joanna Demarco
June 5, 2020 16:19
Sham enforcement risks end of spring hunting season, vulnerable species hit
The chilling video (below) released by Birdlife Malta last
Victor Paul Borg
May 10, 2020 17:16
From arms to riches: the rise of James Fenech
From a shop in Mellieha’s Parish Square, which neighbours
The Shift Team
April 28, 2020 19:22
Malta’s new version of Trump
On Palm Sunday, Prime Minister Robert Abela told people
Joe Azzopardi
April 6, 2020 19:36
Government sanctioned disobedience
As parallels continue to be made with wartime years,
Jacques René Zammit
April 6, 2020 07:14
10 NGOs call on Prime Minister not to open hunting season
A group of 10 environmental and cultural NGOs have
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 11:19
Poachers taking advantage of reduced police resources due to COVID-19
Poachers are “taking advantage of reduced police resources,” according
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 11:37
Reassigning hunting responsibilities an electoral boon to Gozo Minister
Although the idea of appointing a minister to be
Victor Paul Borg
February 12, 2020 06:30

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