Hunters have been urged to fill in a survey form every time they go hunting or trapping this spring. Data submitted through the forms will be used by the Federation for Hunting and Conservation FKNK to create a “sustainability index” of hunted birds. The FKNK says the exercise – which sees hunters and trappers jot down how many birds they have spotted,
The spring hunting season begins on Monday despite BirdLife Malta's latest attempt to prevent it. In a statement, the Ministry for Gozo and Planning announced hunters will be allowed to shoot quail on Monday, April 14 and, controversially, turtle doves on May 21. The season will remain open until Sunday May 4. Hunting will be permitted from two hours
The Ministry for Gozo and Planning has announced the dates and quotas for the spring hunting season. The spring hunting season for quail will open on Monday, 14 April, and will remain open until Sunday, 4 May, 2025. Hunting will be permitted from two hours before sunrise until noon on all days during the quail season. The Ministry also announced that
On the tenth anniversary of the referendum to abolish spring hunting, BirdLife Malta (BLM) Executive Director (2012-15) Steve Micklewright reflects on that time and asks, ‘Has anything really changed?’ Carmel Cacopardo of Alternattiva Demokratika (AD) approached me about the possibility of an abrogative referendum shortly after Partit Laburista (PL)