Bridges Investigations Shortlisted for the True Story Award 2026

Bridges Investigations wishes you all a Happy New Year.
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Listen to Ep2 of the Poacher's Trail.
For 15 months, The New Arab, in cooperation with Bridges Investigations, explored the shadowy world of Maltese bird hunters.
The Poachers Trail investigation by @thenewarab.bsky.social
and Bridges Investigations, and supported by
@journalismfund.bsky.social

Listen to Ep1 of the Poacher's Trail.
For 15 months, The New Arab, in cooperation with Bridges Investigations, explored the shadowy world of Maltese bird hunters.
The Poachers Trail investigation by @thenewarab.bsky.social and Bridges Investigations, and supported by
@journalismfund.bsky.social

“The Fangs of Israel: How Europe Supplies Israel with Brutal Canine Weapons” has been officially shortlisted for the 16th ARIJ Awards.
Bridges Investigations: bridges-investigations.com/2025/05/30/i...

ARIJ version: arij.net/investigatio...

The Guardian version: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

تقول آلانا ستيفنسون الخبيرة في سلوك الكلاب: "بمجرد أن يتعلم الكلب أن العدوان يؤدي إلى المكافأة، فإنه لا يستطيع إيقاف سلوكه. يصبح عالقًا في حلقة مفرغة لا يمكن كسرها إلا بإبعاده تمامًا عن البيئة التي تعزز هذا النمط من السلوك.
لقراءة التحقيق كاملا 👇

“Once a dog learns that aggression leads to reward,” says Alana Stevenson, “it can’t stop the behaviour. It becomes trapped in a closed loop that can only be broken by completely removing it from the environment that reinforces this pattern of behaviour.

دماء على أجنحة الطيور: كيف حوّل الصيادون المالطيون مصر إلى ساحة إبادة بيئية
with the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social

‘They would kill everything in sight’: An investigation on Maltese hunters in Egypt.
Our investigation of over a year sheds light on how the EU is spending money to protect the same birds that are being gunned down in Egypt.
with the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social

🔎For the last 15 months, The New Arab's investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, targeting animals such as the Egyptian vulture, the osprey, and the lanner falcon - all of which are classified as endangered.

This is how we've followed their tracks⬇️

A 15-month cross-border investigation reveals that despite millions spent in EU conservation funds, protected birds species are still being hunted—often by European hunters—on Egyptian soil. #Conservation efforts are falling short 👉 bit.ly/4cqR1BN #earthinvestigations #biodiversity #investigation

My interview with @Carol Hills about our investigation into the Maltese hunters poaching EU-protected, threatened, and endangered migratory birds in Egypt.
@theworld.org @thenewarab.bsky.social @journalismfund.bsky.social
You can listen to it here.👇

“Once we’ve taxidermised the birds, we send them out by boat from Fayoum to Port Said, then straight to Malta,” said Moustafa.
For 15 months, TNA & BI investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, costing the EU millions of Euros

Give it a read here 👇

For 15 months, The New Arab & BI investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, targeting endangered species protected by millions in EU conservation funds. We reveal all in our upcoming investigation, to be published next week 👇

Truth without Borders #Truth#without#borders #investigations #Europe #MiddleEast #NorthAfrica #crossborderinvestigations