Press Releases - Conservation
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BirdLife Malta and government embark on a research project to safeguard the future of Malta’s seabirds
Friday, 27 January 2012
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and the Environment together with Birdlife Malta has launched EU LIFE+ funded Malta Seabirds Project. The event took place at the Phoenicia Hotel in Floriana. The project is led by Bird Life (Malta) in collaboration with the Ministry for Tourism, Culture and the Environment. The Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA) bring extensive experience on seabird research and establishing marine protected areas. MEPA and the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) have also lent their support to the project.
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Milestone publication celebrates Malta's birds
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
BirdLife Malta yesterday evening launched The Breeding Birds of Malta; a detailed historical overview, review and update on the status of the breeding birds of the Maltese Islands, under the patronage of the Hon Dr de Marco, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, the Environment and Culture.
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Martin the Cuckoo nears Malta - will he visit?
Friday, 22 July 2011
The latest satellite signal, received yesterday afternoon by the British Trust for Ornithology, places Martin the Cuckoo as being near Messina, on the central Mediterranean flyway.
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Satellite tracked British Cuckoos flying south – will they stop over in Malta?
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
GPS readings from two male British satellite tagged Cuckoos (Daqquqa Kaħla) currently migrating south show that they have chosen the Central Mediterranean Flyway, on which Malta lies, indicating that Malta could host the Cuckoos in the near future.
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A chance to see Malta’s latest breeding bird
Thursday, 9 June 2011
BirdLife Malta invites the public to join special guided tours at Għadira Nature Reserve this Sunday, to see a pair of Black-winged Stilts and their chicks. This new family is the first record for Malta of this species breeding in the wild.
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