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
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
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
Ian Borg’s close adviser fined €1,200 for illegal trapping, has licence revoked
Foreign Minister Ian Borg’s aide and advisor Jesmond Zammit
The Shift Team
November 23, 2022 13:21
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
Spring hunting season week one: illegal trappings, killing of protected birds rife
Six dead protected Marsh Harriers were found in Delimara
Joanna Demarco
April 22, 2022 15:04
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
Malta receives a whole raft of warnings from the European Commission
As international media organisations welcomed action by the European
June 10, 2021 08:12
Wall of silence from police, Minister Ian Borg over whether his advisor was caught trapping illegally
Transport Minister Ian Borg has refused to comment on
The Shift Team
May 27, 2021 08:55
A number of protected birds shot in first days of hunting season
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter and Birdlife Malta have
April 15, 2020 09:42
Illegal trapping in Malta and Gozo happening for weeks – BirdLife
Hunters around Malta and Gozo took advantage of the
April 6, 2020 14:56
3 Maltese men facing criminal charges for poaching in Romania
Three Maltese citizens are facing charges for poaching after
The Shift Team
January 24, 2020 10:41
‘No action’ in Malta on criminal network smuggling protected birds from Italy
A crackdown on an organised network responsible for the
Caroline Muscat
May 11, 2019 18:00
Malta to open spring hunting season despite illegalities on record
Birdlife Malta received a number of illegally shot birds
The Shift Team
March 27, 2019 10:44
WATCH: ‘Wildlife crime is being actively tolerated in Malta’
In the last 12 days, the Committee Against Bird
The Shift Team
March 21, 2019 09:24
Trapping at tax payers’ expense
The trapping season opened on 20 October, for Song
Helen Raine
October 27, 2018 17:30
Trapping ‘agreement’ reached with Commission questioned by Birdlife
BirdLife Malta has written to the European Commission for
The Shift Team
October 17, 2018 16:34
Zoomafia: The illegal smuggling of birds from Italy to Malta
Police investigations in southern Italy have exposed a smuggling
Cedric Farrugia
August 6, 2018 09:22
Clap Trap: Malta’s defence of finch trapping
‘Absurd and nonsensical talk or ideas’ – the definition
Helen Raine
June 22, 2018 06:14

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