BirdLife Malta
@birdlifemalta.bsky.social
BirdLife Malta works to conserve wild birds and their habitats on the Maltese Islands through education, research and campaigning. Learn more, visit our website birdlifemalta.org
BirdLife Malta’s scientific research and evidence-based studies have once again delivered results, securing stronger protection for vital natural sites for the benefit of our country.
#MaltaSPAs #LIFEPanPuffinus #BirdLifeMalta www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
#MaltaSPAs #LIFEPanPuffinus #BirdLifeMalta www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
St Paul’s Islands and Northern Cliffs receive highest level of protection - The Malta Independent
St Paul's Islands (Selmunett) and the stretch of cliffs from iċ-Ċumnija to ix-Xaqqa have officially been declared Special Protection Areas (SPA), strengthening their existing status as
www.independent.com.mt
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
BirdLife Malta’s scientific research and evidence-based studies have once again delivered results, securing stronger protection for vital natural sites for the benefit of our country.
#MaltaSPAs #LIFEPanPuffinus #BirdLifeMalta www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
#MaltaSPAs #LIFEPanPuffinus #BirdLifeMalta www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
Read BirdLife Malta’s reaction, to the European Commission’s announcement opening a new infringement procedure against Malta over the latest finch-trapping derogation.
birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/bird...
birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/bird...
BirdLife Malta welcomes new infringement action as Commission calls on Malta to comply with EU Birds Directive | BirdLife Malta
EU opens new infringement case against Malta over unlawful finch trapping as BirdLife Malta urges compliance with the Birds Directive.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Read BirdLife Malta’s reaction, to the European Commission’s announcement opening a new infringement procedure against Malta over the latest finch-trapping derogation.
birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/bird...
birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/bird...
BirdLife Malta CEO Mark Sultana calls on the hunting lobby to engage constructively in shaping how #environmental rights and #sustainable #hunting can coexist. Protecting #nature benefits everyone, including hunters. 🌿🇲🇹
📰 Read the full opinion piece below.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opin...
📰 Read the full opinion piece below.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opin...
Time for the hunting lobby to engage constructively
Farrugia repeatedly frames the bill as a 'gift from the PN to extremist groups and individuals … who could use it much more easily and cheaply instead of a referendum,' and warns o...
www.maltatoday.com.mt
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
BirdLife Malta CEO Mark Sultana calls on the hunting lobby to engage constructively in shaping how #environmental rights and #sustainable #hunting can coexist. Protecting #nature benefits everyone, including hunters. 🌿🇲🇹
📰 Read the full opinion piece below.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opin...
📰 Read the full opinion piece below.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opin...
Emptying the sky: #Malta’s commitment to #bird #conservation is in decline.
From #trapping disguised as “research” to weakened enforcement and plans to constitutionally protect hunting, policies continue to favour exploitation over preservation.
Read more: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
From #trapping disguised as “research” to weakened enforcement and plans to constitutionally protect hunting, policies continue to favour exploitation over preservation.
Read more: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
Emptying the sky: Malta’s declining commitment to bird conservation - The Malta Independent
Malta's strategic position along the central Mediterranean flyway makes it a vital stopover for migratory birds. Yet over the past decade, a succession of policy decisions has gradually eroded
www.independent.com.mt
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Emptying the sky: #Malta’s commitment to #bird #conservation is in decline.
From #trapping disguised as “research” to weakened enforcement and plans to constitutionally protect hunting, policies continue to favour exploitation over preservation.
Read more: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
From #trapping disguised as “research” to weakened enforcement and plans to constitutionally protect hunting, policies continue to favour exploitation over preservation.
Read more: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
Throwback to Salt Fest 2025! 🧂🌿
Our sustainable Salina salt was recently featured in Horeca Malta, a perfect blend of tradition, nature and flavour.
Discover how tradition and conservation come together in this inspiring feature:
🔗 horecamalta.com.mt/2025/10/05/w...
Our sustainable Salina salt was recently featured in Horeca Malta, a perfect blend of tradition, nature and flavour.
Discover how tradition and conservation come together in this inspiring feature:
🔗 horecamalta.com.mt/2025/10/05/w...
Why the Salina Harvest Speaks to Tomorrow’s Menus
Could salt be the next driver for sustainable tourism? Ramona Depares discovers how BirdLife Malta is bringing an old harvesting tradition to life, from the salt pans to restaurant tables.
horecamalta.com.mt
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Throwback to Salt Fest 2025! 🧂🌿
Our sustainable Salina salt was recently featured in Horeca Malta, a perfect blend of tradition, nature and flavour.
Discover how tradition and conservation come together in this inspiring feature:
🔗 horecamalta.com.mt/2025/10/05/w...
Our sustainable Salina salt was recently featured in Horeca Malta, a perfect blend of tradition, nature and flavour.
Discover how tradition and conservation come together in this inspiring feature:
🔗 horecamalta.com.mt/2025/10/05/w...
The @ec.europa.eu confirms it has not endorsed Malta’s so-called research derogation for finch trapping, reinforcing that the previous ruling still stands.
👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...
👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...
European Commission confirms that finch-trapping derogation is not in line with the European Court of Justice ruling | BirdLife Malta
EU clarifies it has not endorsed Malta’s finch-trapping derogation, warning of possible legal action if EU Birds Directive rules are breached.
birdlifemalta.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The @ec.europa.eu confirms it has not endorsed Malta’s so-called research derogation for finch trapping, reinforcing that the previous ruling still stands.
👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...
👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...
At our nature reserves, the elegant Little Egret, in pure white plumage, moves gracefully through the shallows in search of the tiny Mediterranean Killifish.
As autumn settles in, take time to visit, slow down, and let nature’s quiet elegance remind you of the beauty worth protecting.
As autumn settles in, take time to visit, slow down, and let nature’s quiet elegance remind you of the beauty worth protecting.
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
At our nature reserves, the elegant Little Egret, in pure white plumage, moves gracefully through the shallows in search of the tiny Mediterranean Killifish.
As autumn settles in, take time to visit, slow down, and let nature’s quiet elegance remind you of the beauty worth protecting.
As autumn settles in, take time to visit, slow down, and let nature’s quiet elegance remind you of the beauty worth protecting.
🌿 ROOTED Project Update! 🌿
We’ve started recording our first podcast episodes, capturing seniors’ memories and stories about Malta’s natural heritage. 🎙️🌾
Do you or a loved one have a nature story to share? 🕊️
👉 Get in touch at naturereserves@birdlifemalta.org to join the ROOTED podcast series!
We’ve started recording our first podcast episodes, capturing seniors’ memories and stories about Malta’s natural heritage. 🎙️🌾
Do you or a loved one have a nature story to share? 🕊️
👉 Get in touch at naturereserves@birdlifemalta.org to join the ROOTED podcast series!
October 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌿 ROOTED Project Update! 🌿
We’ve started recording our first podcast episodes, capturing seniors’ memories and stories about Malta’s natural heritage. 🎙️🌾
Do you or a loved one have a nature story to share? 🕊️
👉 Get in touch at naturereserves@birdlifemalta.org to join the ROOTED podcast series!
We’ve started recording our first podcast episodes, capturing seniors’ memories and stories about Malta’s natural heritage. 🎙️🌾
Do you or a loved one have a nature story to share? 🕊️
👉 Get in touch at naturereserves@birdlifemalta.org to join the ROOTED podcast series!
Despite 2 ECJ rulings confirming finch trapping is illegal Malta again allows the capture of finches, Golden Plovers & Song Thrushes under the guise of “research”. We launched a tool showing authorised trapping sites. Use it to check locations & report illegal activity
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Malta’s 2025 Autumn Trapping Season – WBRU Registered Sites - Google My Maps
1,641 sites are authorised to trap Golden Plover and Song Thrush (Blue & White Dots), while 2,932 are authorised to 'research' finches (Red & White Dots)
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October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Despite 2 ECJ rulings confirming finch trapping is illegal Malta again allows the capture of finches, Golden Plovers & Song Thrushes under the guise of “research”. We launched a tool showing authorised trapping sites. Use it to check locations & report illegal activity
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
ADPD - The Green Party has raised concerns over recent legal changes that could undermine #Malta’s natural heritage and biodiversity.
The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta.
adpd.mt/the-maltese-...
The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta.
adpd.mt/the-maltese-...
The Maltese Government hates Maltese natural heritage and biodiversity - ADPD
The Maltese Government hates Maltese natural heritage and biodiversity. Together with its plans to weaken land use planning laws, it is also failing to protect biodiversity and continuously seeks new...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
ADPD - The Green Party has raised concerns over recent legal changes that could undermine #Malta’s natural heritage and biodiversity.
The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta.
adpd.mt/the-maltese-...
The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta.
adpd.mt/the-maltese-...
We strongly condemn the Maltese Prime Minister’s decision to weaken the laws regulating scientific bird ringing in a clear step to pacify the hunters’ lobby & to disguise illegal bird trapping as a scientific ringing project
@ec.europa.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/bird...
@ec.europa.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/bird...
BirdLife Malta hits out at Robert Abela for disguising ‘trapping’ as a scientific ringing project | BirdLife Malta
BirdLife Malta condemns PM Abela for weakening bird ringing laws and disguising illegal trapping as scientific research.
birdlifemalta.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We strongly condemn the Maltese Prime Minister’s decision to weaken the laws regulating scientific bird ringing in a clear step to pacify the hunters’ lobby & to disguise illegal bird trapping as a scientific ringing project
@ec.europa.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/bird...
@ec.europa.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/bird...
While the government pushes a new proposal to protect hobbies, BirdLife Malta reminds everyone: environmental rights and nature protection must come first.
Read more 👇
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PM’s proposal on hobbies ‘nonsensical political gimmick’ – BirdLife Malta president - The Malta Independent
The president of BirdLife Malta, Darryl Grima, has slammed the Prime Minister's proposal to grant constitutional safeguards to all traditional pastimes, labelling this move as a
www.independent.com.mt
October 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
While the government pushes a new proposal to protect hobbies, BirdLife Malta reminds everyone: environmental rights and nature protection must come first.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
Found a Scopoli’s Shearwater on land? 🐦 It’s disoriented by light pollution and it needs help! Call BirdLife Malta to rescue and release it safely! 📞
#ScopolisShearwater #lightpollution #SeabirdRescue #BirdLifeMalta
#ScopolisShearwater #lightpollution #SeabirdRescue #BirdLifeMalta
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Found a Scopoli’s Shearwater on land? 🐦 It’s disoriented by light pollution and it needs help! Call BirdLife Malta to rescue and release it safely! 📞
#ScopolisShearwater #lightpollution #SeabirdRescue #BirdLifeMalta
#ScopolisShearwater #lightpollution #SeabirdRescue #BirdLifeMalta
BirdLife Malta will join the Ġustizzja Għal Artna protest on 27 October & urges everyone to stand with us. Be there at 5.30pm from the Law Courts to Parliament to oppose planning laws that threaten Malta’s environment, heritage & democracy. Together we’ll stop them! birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/toge...
Together, we’ll stop them! | BirdLife Malta
Join the Ġustizzja Għal Artna protest on 27th October in Valletta to oppose destructive planning reforms and defend Malta’s future.
birdlifemalta.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BirdLife Malta will join the Ġustizzja Għal Artna protest on 27 October & urges everyone to stand with us. Be there at 5.30pm from the Law Courts to Parliament to oppose planning laws that threaten Malta’s environment, heritage & democracy. Together we’ll stop them! birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/toge...
🌊Keep an eye out for Scopoli’s Shearwaters (Ċiefa)!🐦
Young birds are leaving their nests & may get stranded due to #lightpollution💡.
If you find one, call BirdLife Malta 📞 2134 7645 / 7925 5697 or police 119.
Let’s help them reach the sea safely!💙
📸 Ana Raposo
#ScopolisShearwaters #BirdLifeMalta
Young birds are leaving their nests & may get stranded due to #lightpollution💡.
If you find one, call BirdLife Malta 📞 2134 7645 / 7925 5697 or police 119.
Let’s help them reach the sea safely!💙
📸 Ana Raposo
#ScopolisShearwaters #BirdLifeMalta
October 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🌊Keep an eye out for Scopoli’s Shearwaters (Ċiefa)!🐦
Young birds are leaving their nests & may get stranded due to #lightpollution💡.
If you find one, call BirdLife Malta 📞 2134 7645 / 7925 5697 or police 119.
Let’s help them reach the sea safely!💙
📸 Ana Raposo
#ScopolisShearwaters #BirdLifeMalta
Young birds are leaving their nests & may get stranded due to #lightpollution💡.
If you find one, call BirdLife Malta 📞 2134 7645 / 7925 5697 or police 119.
Let’s help them reach the sea safely!💙
📸 Ana Raposo
#ScopolisShearwaters #BirdLifeMalta
Watch the impactful interviews that shed light on the ongoing issue of illegal bird #hunting in Malta.
Timely and much-needed coverage by Times of Malta.
timesofmalta.com/article/watc...
Timely and much-needed coverage by Times of Malta.
timesofmalta.com/article/watc...
Watch: The retired policeman guarding Malta's birds of prey
‘If things are going to change here in Malta, it’s got to come from the EU’
timesofmalta.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Watch the impactful interviews that shed light on the ongoing issue of illegal bird #hunting in Malta.
Timely and much-needed coverage by Times of Malta.
timesofmalta.com/article/watc...
Timely and much-needed coverage by Times of Malta.
timesofmalta.com/article/watc...
We’re proud that our #RestoreNature campaign won the 2025 SER Europe Communications Award, proof of what we can achieve together. But here in Malta, proposed planning Bills 143 & 144 risk undoing vital safeguards for nature & democracy. Let’s turn Europe’s Nature Restoration Law into action at home.
🎉We are delighted to announce we won the 2025 Communications Award from the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Europe, recognising the power of our #RestoreNature campaign.
Together, we can make a change. 💚
Together, we can make a change. 💚
October 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We’re proud that our #RestoreNature campaign won the 2025 SER Europe Communications Award, proof of what we can achieve together. But here in Malta, proposed planning Bills 143 & 144 risk undoing vital safeguards for nature & democracy. Let’s turn Europe’s Nature Restoration Law into action at home.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Valletta yesterday. Together we sent a clear message: we won’t stand by as greed destroys our country. If the Government persists with these laws, we’ll return to the streets. Withdraw them now! ✊🌿 #ĠustizzjaGħalArtna #NationalProtest #BirdLifeMalta
October 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Valletta yesterday. Together we sent a clear message: we won’t stand by as greed destroys our country. If the Government persists with these laws, we’ll return to the streets. Withdraw them now! ✊🌿 #ĠustizzjaGħalArtna #NationalProtest #BirdLifeMalta
LIFE PanPuffinus! teams in Portugal & France spoke to their policy makers about the role decision makers have in helping to tackling #seabird bycatch. They highlighted how change can only be brought about through policy based on science & collaboration: youtu.be/kf8-cWeu470
@lpofrance.bsky.social
@lpofrance.bsky.social
Seabird bycatch: How policy and collaboration drive change
Seabirds are vital to our marine ecosystems - but bycatch remains a serious threat. In this video, José Manuel Marques (Director of Marine Environment and Sustainability Services at DGRM, Portugal),…
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October 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
LIFE PanPuffinus! teams in Portugal & France spoke to their policy makers about the role decision makers have in helping to tackling #seabird bycatch. They highlighted how change can only be brought about through policy based on science & collaboration: youtu.be/kf8-cWeu470
@lpofrance.bsky.social
@lpofrance.bsky.social
We join @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social in paying tribute to Dame Jane Goodall, a conservation legend.
Her life’s work inspires us to protect biodiversity everywhere, including in Malta, where the fight for stronger environmental rights is more urgent than ever.
#RightToEnvironment #BirdLifeMalta
Her life’s work inspires us to protect biodiversity everywhere, including in Malta, where the fight for stronger environmental rights is more urgent than ever.
#RightToEnvironment #BirdLifeMalta
In tribute to Dame Jane Goodall, a conservation legend
Today, we pay tribute to conservation hero Dame Jane Goodall (1934-2025).
www.birdlife.org
October 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We join @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social in paying tribute to Dame Jane Goodall, a conservation legend.
Her life’s work inspires us to protect biodiversity everywhere, including in Malta, where the fight for stronger environmental rights is more urgent than ever.
#RightToEnvironment #BirdLifeMalta
Her life’s work inspires us to protect biodiversity everywhere, including in Malta, where the fight for stronger environmental rights is more urgent than ever.
#RightToEnvironment #BirdLifeMalta
Over 45 organisations including #BirdLifeMalta are uniting this Saturday to resist the Government’s destructive planning “reform”. Join the national protest for our environment, heritage & future!
📍 Law Courts Valletta
🕙 Saturday 4 October 10am
#ĠustizzjaGħalArtna
📍 Law Courts Valletta
🕙 Saturday 4 October 10am
#ĠustizzjaGħalArtna
Organisations highlight disastrous consequences of Government’s planning “reform” ahead of Saturday’s national protest | BirdLife Malta
National protest on Saturday against Government’s planning “reform” threatening Malta’s environment, heritage, and quality of life. Join the protest!
birdlifemalta.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Over 45 organisations including #BirdLifeMalta are uniting this Saturday to resist the Government’s destructive planning “reform”. Join the national protest for our environment, heritage & future!
📍 Law Courts Valletta
🕙 Saturday 4 October 10am
#ĠustizzjaGħalArtna
📍 Law Courts Valletta
🕙 Saturday 4 October 10am
#ĠustizzjaGħalArtna
So proud to see May’s journey featured by our partner @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social! 🕊️🌍
This Turtle-dove was one of the lucky few to escape Malta’s open hunting season.
🔗 Check it out:
1st www.facebook.com/reel/5981258...
2nd www.facebook.com/reel/1537887...
3rd www.facebook.com/reel/9521867...
This Turtle-dove was one of the lucky few to escape Malta’s open hunting season.
🔗 Check it out:
1st www.facebook.com/reel/5981258...
2nd www.facebook.com/reel/1537887...
3rd www.facebook.com/reel/9521867...
An epic 3,300km migration!👏🕊️
Our Partner @birdlifemalta.bsky.social tracked a full migration cycle of a Turtle-dove named May, from Malta to Timbuktu, as part of the EU-funded Habitrack project.🗺
Find out more here 👉 birdlifemalta.org/2025/06/turt... @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
Our Partner @birdlifemalta.bsky.social tracked a full migration cycle of a Turtle-dove named May, from Malta to Timbuktu, as part of the EU-funded Habitrack project.🗺
Find out more here 👉 birdlifemalta.org/2025/06/turt... @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
So proud to see May’s journey featured by our partner @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social! 🕊️🌍
This Turtle-dove was one of the lucky few to escape Malta’s open hunting season.
🔗 Check it out:
1st www.facebook.com/reel/5981258...
2nd www.facebook.com/reel/1537887...
3rd www.facebook.com/reel/9521867...
This Turtle-dove was one of the lucky few to escape Malta’s open hunting season.
🔗 Check it out:
1st www.facebook.com/reel/5981258...
2nd www.facebook.com/reel/1537887...
3rd www.facebook.com/reel/9521867...
Today in the Sunday newspaper il-Mument we look at the spectacular September raptor migration from the Western Marsh-harrier & the soaring European Honey-buzzard to the powerful Peregrine Falcon. Discover why Buskett is one of Malta's best places to witness these birds of prey on their journey south
September 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today in the Sunday newspaper il-Mument we look at the spectacular September raptor migration from the Western Marsh-harrier & the soaring European Honey-buzzard to the powerful Peregrine Falcon. Discover why Buskett is one of Malta's best places to witness these birds of prey on their journey south
There is no need for further studies to determine whether spring #hunting is sustainable. Every #bird shot in spring is one less bird able to breed and raise young. The impact is even more serious for species already in steep decline and listed as #Vulnerable by the #IUCN. tvmnews.mt/news/il-kacc...
'Il-kaċċa fir-rebbiegħa mhix sostenibbli' – BirdLife Malta
BirdLife Malta xejnet għalkollox l-istudju ppubblikat fil-ġimgħat li għaddew mill-Federazzjoni Kaċċaturi Nassaba Konservazzjonisti, l-FKNK li
tvmnews.mt
September 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There is no need for further studies to determine whether spring #hunting is sustainable. Every #bird shot in spring is one less bird able to breed and raise young. The impact is even more serious for species already in steep decline and listed as #Vulnerable by the #IUCN. tvmnews.mt/news/il-kacc...