ADPD has accused both Malta’s major political parties of prioritising votes over environmental protection, condemning what it described as “scandalous and irresponsible” promises linked to hunting and trapping policies. In a statement, ADPD spokesperson and electoral candidate Mark Zerafa said recent comments by Economy Minister Silvio Schembri during
BirdLife Malta has expressed “deep disappointment and concern” over what it described as the approach being taken by both the Labour Party(PL) and the Nationalist Party(PN) towards hunting and trapping ahead of the election. In a statement, the organisation said electoral considerations appeared to be taking precedence over environmental protection,
BirdLife Malta on Wednesday expressed its deep disappointment and concern at the approach being adopted by both the Labour Party (PL) and the Nationalist Party (PN) towards hunting and trapping, where electoral considerations appear to be taking precedence over environmental protection, the rule of law, and the wider interests of Maltese society. Recent
Momentum on Wednesday slammed the PL and PN for pandering to the hunting lobby, after Nationalist leader Alex Borg and Labour minister Silvio Schembri separately said hunting and trapping will be safeguarded under their respective governments. Addressing a mass meeting in Gozo on Tuesday, Borg hit out at Labour’s “scaremongering” about the party’s
BirdLife Malta has criticised the reopening of applications allowing the transfer of stuffed protected birds between private collections, warning the move could damage conservation efforts in Malta. The NGO said the decision by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit revives a controversial system linked to bird amnesties first introduced in 2003. According
A decision by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) to reopen applications for the transfer of stuffed protected birds between private collections has sent bird conservation efforts back by over two decades, BirdLife Malta said on Tuesday. The NGO said the move revived a controversial system which allowed hunters to transfer birds declared in an amnesty
BirdLife Malta on Tuesday strongly condemned the decision by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) to reopen applications for the transfer of stuffed protected birds between private collections, arguing that the move is sending bird conservation efforts back by over two decades. The move revives a controversial system first reintroduced by then Parliamentary
