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[WATCH] Poachers kill protected Honey Buzzards near Buskett and Has-Saptan

Despite strong surveillance from NGOs and police, poaching ‘fanatics’ still willing to take risk – CABS

Minister will adhere to ECJ trapping decision, but claims Malta ‘won cardinal points’

“There is a good basis on what to work upon… when the Maltese government has a cause it believes in, it can achieve good results,” he said in a long-winded...

Italian bee monarchs driving Maltese queens towards ‘extinction’

Fondazzjoni għall-Konservazzjoni tan-Naħla Maltija want a ban on the...

Fondazzjoni għall-Konservazzjoni tan-Naħla Maltija want a...

Controversial bird trapping season open on Friday following ORNIS vote

BirdLife Malta said bird trapping season opened on Friday despite being non-conformant to the European Birds Directive, which considers it 'an...

BirdLife Malta said bird trapping season opened on...

Two young turtles released into the wild after rehabilitation

The turtles were rehabilitated after falling victim to ghost fishing and...

The turtles were rehabilitated after falling victim to...

Poachers near Buskett kill protected Osprey juvenile on first flight to Africa

Protected bird ringed in Latvia shot over Buskett, BirdLife says birds resting in Malta on their way to Africa no longer protected by dismantled 3pm curfew

Protected bird ringed in Latvia shot over Buskett, BirdLife...

Court turns down ministers’ pleas on BirdLife lawsuit over hunting derogation

Both environment and Gozo ministers will have to answer for the claim after a judge refused their pleas that they were non-suited

Both environment and Gozo ministers will have to...

BirdLife laments reduction in police officers monitoring hunting season

As peak autumn bird migration approaches, BirdLife laments a lack of police resources to monitor the hunting season and stop illegalities

As peak autumn bird migration approaches, BirdLife laments...

[WATCH] BirdLife: Young flamingo shot in front of tourists in Gozo

Police in manhunt to find perpetrators behind illegal shooting of young greater...

Police in manhunt to find perpetrators behind illegal...

Herpetologist sounds warning over falling chameleon numbers

British naturalist Nick Dobbs tells MATTHEW VELLA he believes chameleon numbers...

British naturalist Nick Dobbs tells MATTHEW VELLA he...

Loggerhead turtles hatch for the second time this season, after another 32 turtles hatched from another nest at Ramla l-Ħamra, in Gozo last week

Loggerhead turtles hatch for the second time this season,...

[WATCH] 32 loggerhead turtles hatch in Gozo

32 loggerhead turtles have hatched from a turtle nest in Ramla l-Ħamra, Gozo

32 loggerhead turtles have hatched from a turtle nest in...

Malta seabirds suffer among highest plastic exposures due to pollution

Yelkouan Shearwaters breeding on Malta are suffering from the highest plastic exposures of any seabird worldwide

Yelkouan Shearwaters breeding on Malta are suffering from...

Beekeeper appeals for action against killer hornets before Maltese honeybee is wiped out

Maltese Apiculturists remain hopeful in their attempts to safeguard local bee colonies from Oriental Hornets as well as the genetic make-up of the Maltese...

Maltese Apiculturists remain hopeful in their attempts to...

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Collecting 'rizzi' now illegal in Maltese waters in bid to stop extinction

A two-year moratorium banning the collection of sea urchins is now in force to stop their extinction from Maltese waters

A two-year moratorium banning the collection of sea urchins...

Second turtle nesting site of the season discovered in Ġnejna

ERA officers are currently coordinating with Nature Trust Malta to cordon off...

ERA officers are currently coordinating with Nature Trust...

Bee-keeping NGO calls for recognition of national insect for the Maltese Honey Bee

In a formal letter calling for the designation, the Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Bee details the importance of such a designation as...

In a formal letter calling for the designation,...

Protecting the pollinators: Understanding the nation-wide push to let wildflowers be

Wildflowers are a crucial component of Malta’s natural environment since they provide essential habitats and food for a variety of species, including...

Wildflowers are a crucial component of Malta’s...

Planning Authority continues to remove illegally dumped material near Mdina, Mtarfa

The Planning Authority has resumed works to remove illegally dumped material between Mdina and Mtarfa after a prohibitory injunction stopped the action in...

The Planning Authority has resumed works to remove...

BirdLife loses court battle to stop turtle dove spring hunt

A court has rejected BirdLife Malta's request for an injunction to prevent...

A court has rejected BirdLife Malta's request for an...