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WATCH | German TV crew film illegal hunting at Dingli, CABS record more bird killing on video
Following the renewed fly-in of numerous birds of prey to Malta late yesterday afternoon, poachers shot at Honey Buzzards and Marsh Harriers at several places on the island early this morning.
According to the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) at least four birds were killed outright. A CABS team on the Dwejra Lines managed to film the shooting down of a Honey Buzzard and a Marsh Harrier. The police, called to the spot by the team, searched the area but failed to find either the poacher or the dead birds in the difficult terrain.
At 6:10am several hunters shot at a group of Marsh Harriers that had roosted in Wied-ir-Rum for the night. At least one bird was hit and disappeared towards Dingli radar station.
This incident was witnessed by both the CABS team as well as a film crew from Bavarian Television (Bayerische Rundfunk), one of the largest regional TV stations in Germany. The TV crew, led by the well-known author Eberhard Meyer, are on Malta at the moment gathering material for a documentary on illegal slaughter of migrant birds and the work of conservationists on the island. The film will be broadcast on German television on 24 October.
CABS is certain that the shooting incidents witnessed by them this morning represent only a fraction of the illegalities that actually take place. “We had four teams covering an area of some 12 square kilometres. We have no idea what occurred elsewhere in the remaining 350 square kilometres of the island” commented CABS spokesperson Axel Hirschfeld.
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Just to inform Axel Hirschfeld that hunting is only permitted on 180 Km.sq. out of the total 0f 350Km sq. of the Maltese islands. All other areas are either bird sanctuaries or built up areas. So the fraction of illegalities he refers to, turns out not to be as small as he makes it out to be. In fact considering that CABS, Birdlife and the police activily monitor the countryside what they record must be all there is to see.
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How about CABS putting their own house in order first? They are acting like the person who wants to remove the straw in another persons eye without realizing about the beam they have in their own eyes.
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I don't know why they are making all this FUSS about hunting why don't they go and see what the spaniards do to the bull is that not ILLEGAL and why doin't they go to england and see what the lords do to the fox I don't like HUNTING but I dont know why they don't they let them catch the birds by traps
Esteban Hernandez •
shame on these heartless ignorant hunters! hope they get banned for life!
