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  • On the Frontlines March 2024 BirdLife Malta

    ON THE FRONTLINES | March 2024 Newsletter

    On the frontlines is our monthly newsletter section covering the activities of BirdLife Malta’s conservation, policy and nature reserve (Salina, Simar, Għadira and Foresta 2000) teams, together with an update about rare and scarce bird species observed. Evidence shows rampant abuse of smokescreen finch ‘scientific research’ derogation Ahead of the European Court of Justice (ECJ)…
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  • Trapped in deception: Unveiling the true impact of Malta’s finch research derogation

    The finch ‘catch and release’ derogation was first initiated in 2020, after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found Malta guilty of finch trapping in 2018. The government introduced the study under the guise of scientific research, which in turn enabled trappers having a special licence, to register trapping sites for the purpose of capturing,…
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