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FKNK self-reported survey says 66% of turtle dove ‘available for harvest’ were not taken

The last recorded sighting of a Mediterranean monk seal in Malta, where it is known as il-bumerin, il-foka monaka or il-monka, was in the late 1990s.

BirdLife did not name the man in the footage, but said he is a close relative of a high-ranking Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK)...

BirdLife did not name the man in the footage, but said...

Biologist Alan Deidun explains why whales in the Mediterranean are more common...

Biologist Alan Deidun explains why whales in the...

One of the latest victims to be photographed is an Osprey with evident blood...

One of the latest victims to be photographed is an Osprey...

BirdLife Malta raises the alarm less than a week since the spring hunting season was opened, and illegal hunting is already rampant

BirdLife Malta raises the alarm less than a week since the...

To allow hunters out with guns on public land during a pandemic that is forcing...

To allow hunters out with guns on public land during a...

The first significant passage of birds heading north takes place between...

The first significant passage of birds heading north takes...

Bird migration is without doubt one of the most spectacular events in a...

Bird migration is without doubt one of the most spectacular...

BirdLife says low catch data is not enough for government to derogate from EU ban on spring hunting

BirdLife says low catch data is not enough...

A European Court of Justice decision on bird trapping in France could have an...

A European Court of Justice decision on bird trapping in...

“Proof of the rampant illegal hunting taking place across Malta unfortunately is no exception but the norm,” says BirdLife CEO Mark Sultana

“Proof of the rampant illegal hunting taking place...

The start of the spring bird migration over Malta is mired...

The start of the spring bird migration over Malta is...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter says last week six severe infringements were reported to the Environmental Protection Unit

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter says last...

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"Malta will have to again face the EU on this," the BirdLife Malta CEO said

"Malta will have to again face the EU on this,"...

Ornis is to recommend a spring hunting season for quail but shoots down...

Ornis is to recommend a spring hunting season for quail but...

A new BirdLife campaign aims to inspire people to enjoy, care and protect birds during the spring migration.

A new BirdLife campaign aims to inspire people to enjoy,...

Trapping project for 12 members proposed by St Hubert Hunters meets with opposition from FKNK

Trapping project for 12 members proposed by St Hubert...

A 4,000-year-old technique that bonds wild falcons to their masters is part of the fascination with the arcane world of falconry

A 4,000-year-old technique that bonds wild falcons to their...

Finch trapping had to stop when Malta’s exceptional transition period lapsed five years after joining the EU, Brussels official says

Finch trapping had to stop when Malta’s exceptional...