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Olive growers raise alarm over decline of harvest as a result of climate change and threat to Bidni olive
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Despite strong surveillance from NGOs and police, poaching ‘fanatics’ still willing to take risk – CABS
New Maltese endemic plant discovered: Lanfranco’s Sea Lavender
The flowering plant is a small woody shrub living along a very narrow coastal...
The flowering plant is a small woody shrub living along a...
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...
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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...
Court upholds BirdLife injunction against spring hunting legal notice
Government unable to issue legal notice for hunting of turtle-dive until court...
Government unable to issue legal notice for hunting of...
White storks shot at while roosting in Żabbar and Marsaskala, says BirdLife Malta
Environmentalists report that white storks were shot at while roosting in Żabbar and Marsaskala overnight
Environmentalists report that white storks were shot at...
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Shipping lights disturbing Malta seabirds’ nocturnal patterns
Scientists find light pollution from ships at night are interrupting typically...
Scientists find light pollution from ships at night are...
Protected bird shot just weeks ahead of Ornis decision on spring hunting
Malta is facing infringement procedures from the European Commission for insisting on opening the spring hunting season in defiance of the EU’s Birds...
Malta is facing infringement procedures from the European...
Animal liberation activists turn up in onesies to protest Monte Kristo circus
Horse show at Monte Kristo estates should be banned under animal circus rules, say activists protesting VRD inaction
Horse show at Monte Kristo estates should be banned under...
Heavy fog creates eerie Maltese landscapes
A Met Office spokesperson tells MaltaToday that the fog is a result of high...
A Met Office spokesperson tells MaltaToday that the fog is...
Brussels issues new warning to Malta over spring hunting season
Additional letter of formal notice from EC says Malta is not protecting birds...
Additional letter of formal notice from EC says Malta is...
As EU bans lead ammunition, BirdLife calls on government to declare Malta wetlands
EU bans use of lead ammunition in wetlands, but Malta has until 2025 to declare which of its valleys, water-catchment areas and coasts will be defined as...
EU bans use of lead ammunition in wetlands, but Malta has...
Maltese hunters accuse Brussels of anti-hunting bias over court action on trapping
Maltese hunting lobby claim European Commission has “anti-hunting bias” after Brussels did not buy Maltese bid to circumvent trapping ban by...
Maltese hunting lobby claim European Commission...
Gozo ministry finances hunting exhibition in schools, BirdLife up in arms
Education department informs primary schools in Gozo of hunting exhibition to be hosted across all schools
Education department informs primary schools in Gozo of...
BirdLife take government to court over turtle-dove shooting season
BirdLife is asking the Courts to declare the practice illegal, with a view to...
BirdLife is asking the Courts to declare the practice...
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Finnish-tagged Honey-buzzard shot down in Malta on first migration
The carcass was retrieved through collaboration between BirdLife Malta, EPU...
The carcass was retrieved through collaboration between...
