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Italian bee monarchs driving Maltese queens towards ‘extinction’

Fondazzjoni għall-Konservazzjoni tan-Naħla Maltija want a ban on the importation of foreign queen bees to safeguard the endemic Maltese honeybee from extinction

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 unsustainable method...

BirdLife refused access to data on more than 8,000 bird trapping sites in Malta

Over 40% of trapping sites reported by BirdLife were found to have been unregistered and illegal • Denial of access to environmental information in breach...

Over 40% of trapping sites reported by BirdLife were found...

Sharp decrease in micro-chipping of pets

MSPCA survey estimates over 56,000 dogs are kept as pets in Malta and that almost all household dogs and cats in Malta are neutered

MSPCA survey estimates over 56,000 dogs are kept as pets in...

[WATCH] Rare footage of the Antarctic seafloor ‘carpeted with life’

First submarine footage from Greenpeace submarine captures Antarctic seafloor ‘carpeted with life’

First submarine footage from Greenpeace submarine captures...

[WATCH] Penguin hitchhikes a ride aboard research boat

An inquisitive penguin jumps onto the dinghy of an Australian research team and...

An inquisitive penguin jumps onto the dinghy of an...

MSPCA survey claims less people are taking in cats and dogs as pets

Greater microchipping compliance and reduction in observations of strays...

Greater microchipping compliance and reduction in...

Attempts to reintroduce the Barn Owl into the wild

Planning Authority issues permission for three temporary cages, used to breed...

Planning Authority issues permission for three temporary...

Finch trapping season was ‘catch and trade business’ - BirdLife

The NGO lamented the ‘slow and at times absent’ enforcement during...

The NGO lamented the ‘slow and at times absent’...

BirdLife upbeat about impending EU Court decision to ban bird trapping

A decision in the European Court of Justice could be about to make thousands of Maltese bird trappers very unhappy as hunting federation insists the...

A decision in the European Court of Justice could...

Looking at 2018 | A fatal blow for bird trapping awaits

Looking at 2018 | The European Court of Justice will finally take a...

Looking at 2018 | The European Court of Justice will...

[WATCH] Duck braves strong waves as gale force wind batters Malta

The Meteorological Office at Malta International Airport is forecasting that...

The Meteorological Office at Malta International Airport is...

Australian tropical fish recorded for the first time inside Maltese waters

The Azure damoiselle is very popular with the aquarium industry as a hardy and attractive species and was recorded for the first time from Maltese waters in...

The Azure damoiselle is very popular with the aquarium...

Laws to be updated with harsher penalties for uprooting trees

A total of 17 new species of trees will be added to the list of protected trees...

A total of 17 new species of trees will be added to the...

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New Zealand: world’s rarest penguin population plummets

There are only between 1,600-1,800 yellow-eyed penguins left in the wild, a...

There are only between 1,600-1,800 yellow-eyed penguins...

Wild Bird Regulation Unit ignoring reports on 177 illegal trapping sites – CABS

The NGO said it could not understand the government agency’s refusal to follow up on reports on illegal practices

The NGO said it could not understand the government...

Majjistral hunting times are illegal, managers tell ministry and ERA

Government has introduced new hunting rules in breach of its own environment...

Government has introduced new hunting rules in breach of...

[WATCH] Four beached sperm whales die off coast of Indonesia

Four out of the ten whales found beached off the coast of Indonesia have died,...

Four out of the ten whales found beached off the coast of...

Endangered porpoise dies after rescue efforts in Mexico

A mature female porpoise, of the 'vaquita' species has died after just...

A mature female porpoise, of the 'vaquita' species...

[WATCH] BirdLife Malta embarks on ambitious turtle dove satellite tagging project

The turtle dove's numbers have plummeted by 80% in the past 30 years, bringing about a 'serious need for a Europe-wide effort' to save the...

The turtle dove's numbers have plummeted by 80% in the...