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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

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 Honeybee, despite...

Mediterranean swordfish threatened by overfishing, WWF tells fishing nations

ICCAT meeting of 48 fishing nations to determine new catch limits for swordfish, tuna and shark

ICCAT meeting of 48 fishing nations to determine new catch...

[WATCH] BirdLife Malta concerned about proposed development surrounding Simar Nature Reserve

BirdLife Malta has expressed serious concern at the possibility of the area surrounding its Simar Nature Reserve being subject to...

BirdLife Malta has expressed serious concern at the...

[WATCH] We will not close hunting season unless Ornis advises us too, Galdes insists

Parliamentary secretary for animal rights Roderick Galdes insists government against collective punishment for hunters, says decision on whether the...

Parliamentary secretary for animal rights Roderick Galdes...

Illegal bird trappers arrested, 25 live birds seized by police

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) reports that its investigations...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) reports that...

[WATCH] Record number of Scopoli’s Shearwaters stranded in Malta

October for BirdLife Malta was marked with the highest number of stranded...

October for BirdLife Malta was marked with the highest...

Updated | CABS: Protected sites turned into 'a bird's hell' • Police don't have trapping database

CABS reports 70 trapping sites to WBRU, slams government´s one-sided promotional video; says government failed to provide police with trapping database...

CABS reports 70 trapping sites to WBRU, slams...

[WATCH] Eagles shot down during rare record migration • Suspected hunter in custody

Rare migration of short-toed eagles and booted eagles from Sicily results in a number of the birds of prey shot down and others injured • BirdLife...

Rare migration of short-toed eagles and booted eagles from...

Qawra Point proposed as hunting-free site

Ornis Committee rules that Qawra Point should be a hunting and trapping free...

Ornis Committee rules that Qawra Point should be a hunting...

[WATCH] Hunters attempt to gun down protected eagle

CABS capture moment hunters try to shoot a protected bird in Buskett

CABS capture moment hunters try to shoot a protected bird...

Land Reclamation only if in the national interest – MDA

Malta Developers association says it is against development on reclaimed land...

Malta Developers association says it is against development...

[WATCH] Calm after the storm: 200 tonnes of debris, seaweed expected

Extent of the damage caused by Saturday's powerful storm laid bare •...

Extent of the damage caused by Saturday's powerful...

Nature's fury wreaks havoc across the island • Waves flood Radisson Hotel in St Julian's

MaltaToday photographer Chris Mangion captures waves, whipped up by high winds, lashing the Valletta breakwater • MaltaToday readers send in their...

MaltaToday photographer Chris Mangion captures waves,...

BirdLife reiterates call to authorities as trapping season opens

BirdLife Malta expresses concern over the total of known killed protected birds...

BirdLife Malta expresses concern over the total of known...

[WATCH] Management of Salini Natura 2000 site passed on to BirdLife Malta

Heads of agreement signed with government hands over the management of Salini salt pans to BirdLife Malta

Heads of agreement signed with government hands over the...

Great Barrier Reef pronounced as ‘almost dead’ by scientists

Scientists warn that the Great Barrier Reef is 'on life support' after...

Scientists warn that the Great Barrier Reef is 'on life...

Police receive training in handling shot birds

Malta's state hunting regulator organises training session for police...

Malta's state hunting regulator organises training...

Government’s inaction over hunting season illegalities raises questions

BirdLife Malta CEO Mark Sultana speculates that the government's inaction towards hunting illegalities was related to the upcoming elections; calls for the...

BirdLife Malta CEO Mark Sultana speculates that the...

The bird flew overnight across the Ionian sea, reaching Malta on the 9 October

The bird flew overnight across the Ionian sea, reaching...