BirdLife Malta has strongly condemned the killing of a protected Kestrel (Spanjulett) in Gozo, describing the act as “cruel and revolting” and calling it a serious animal welfare and conservation concern. The NGO said the incident, captured on video, went far beyond the cruelty inherent in bird trapping and hunting. The kestrel was reportedly crushed
An environmental NGO has released footage showing a trapper in Gozo crushing a protected kestrel to death under his boot, in what it described as one of the most disturbing cases uncovered during recent anti-poaching patrols. The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said its members witnessed the incident and alerted police, adding that the man
BirdLife Malta has unequivocally condemned what it described as a "brutal" and "revolting" act after footage emerged of a protected Common Kestrel, known locally as the Spanjulett , being crushed to death under a trapper's boot in Gozo. Starting its reaction with a strongly worded statement, BirdLife Malta said the incident went far beyond the cruelty
An environmental NGO has released footage showing a trapper crushing a protected Kestrel under his boot in Gozo. The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS), whose members witnessed the case, said the man was one of 13 bird trappers caught red-handed by police in the past 10 days. Twenty sets of clap-nets as well as 56 live and three dead birds were