Proposals to reduce penalties for wildlife-related offences and potentially reinstate hunting licences for convicted offenders would represent “a dangerous step backwards” for environmental protection and rule of law, environmental NGOs have warned. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, 10 environmental organisations said environmental crimes robbed
A coalition of 10 environmental NGOs have warned that proposals to reduce penalties for wildlife crimes and potentially allow hunters or trappers previously banned for life to regain their licences would mark a "dangerous step backwards" for environmental protection and the rule of law in Malta, the organisations said in a joint statement. In a statement
The government has agreed to hunting lobby proposals to reduce penalties for some hunting and trapping offences and make it possibile to reverse lifetime bans. A list of offences scheduled for revision was not available at the time of publication. Confirming the amendments, first highlighted by Malta Today on Thursday morning, Federation for Hunting
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
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
