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Injured Barn Owl Sparks Call For Stricter Hunting Enforcement
Injured Barn Owl Sparks Call For Stricter Hunting Enforcement

Injured Barn Owl Sparks Call For Stricter Hunting Enforcement

An injured barn owl was discovered in the wooded area of Buskett, prompting NGO BirdLife Malta to call on the hunting federation, Federazzjoni Kaccaturi Nassaba Konservazzjonisti (FKNK), to step up enforcement and crack down on illegal hunting. The owl belonged to FKNK’s own reintroduction initiative aimed at restoring the species. It was found just

Illegally shot barn owl undermines reintroduction project, BirdLife says

Illegally shot barn owl undermines reintroduction project, BirdLife says

A barn owl that formed part of the hunters' and conservationists' federation FKNK's reintroduction project-intended to restore this species to the wild-was recently targeted by illegal hunting. The news was announced on Facebook by BirdLife Malta, which said the owl was found injured just a few metres from the reintroduction site at Buskett, "an area

Watch: Owl found injured in Buskett, eNGO urges FKNK to be tough with hunters

Watch: Owl found injured in Buskett, eNGO urges FKNK to be tough with hunters

BirdLife is urging the hunters' federation to call for increased hunting enforcement after one of FKNK's barn owls was found injured by a family in Buskett. In a video on Facebook, BirdLife Malta said a barbaġann thar forms part of the Federazzjoni Kaccaturi Nassaba Konservazzjonisti's project aimed at reintroducing the barn owl species to the wild,