wild birds regulation unit
More than 7,000 licensed hunters did not report any catches during the... 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
Court ignores EU science, allows for Turtle dove spring hunting
A court decision on Monday morning revoked a prohibitory injunction requested by... View more
Malta will be ‘a cause of extinction’ for the vulnerable Turtle Dove – BirdLife
The vulnerable Turtle Dove is still being illegally hunted even though the... View more
Gozo Ministry issued 263 direct orders worth €4.6 million in 2021
Nine of every 10 purchases of goods and services made by the... View more
Government issues €300,000 bid call for ‘scientific bird-ringing services’, cancels a few days later
In yet another act of defiance against EU directives prohibiting the trapping... View more
CABS calls for ban on ‘worst killing grounds for birds of prey in Europe’
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) is urging the government to immediately... View more
Reassigning hunting responsibilities an electoral boon to Gozo Minister
Although the idea of appointing a minister to be in charge of... View more
Overwhelming majority of hunters report zero catches in 2023
More than 7,000 licensed hunters did not report any catches during the... 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
Gozo Ministry issued 263 direct orders worth €4.6 million in 2021
Nine of every 10 purchases of goods and services made by the... View more
Government issues €300,000 bid call for ‘scientific bird-ringing services’, cancels a few days later
In yet another act of defiance against EU directives prohibiting the trapping... View more
CABS calls for ban on ‘worst killing grounds for birds of prey in Europe’
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) is urging the government to immediately... View more
Reassigning hunting responsibilities an electoral boon to Gozo Minister
Although the idea of appointing a minister to be in charge of... View more