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The Wild Birds Regulation Unit in collaboration with Il-Majjistral Park Management Board, MEPA and FKNK on Friday removed several dilapidated trapping and hunting structures within a Natura 2000 site at Il-Majjistral Nature and History Park.
This clean up initiative was organized by the Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights in collaboration with stakeholders involved in the Park.
Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes thanked all involved and augured that this would not be a one-off occasion but a precursor to further collaboration towards the conservation of natural Maltese landscape.
The Parliamentary Secretary also commented on the trapping site registration exercise presently being implemented by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit, which aims to ensure that no new trapping sites are created, and that any already existing trapping sites are not located on protected habitats. “A major strengthening of legal controls over trapping activities will be announced next week”, Roderick Galdes said.
During Friday’s clean up the dilapidated structures were located in areas containing important protected habitats.
Commenting on the clean-up operation, Environment Minister Leo Brincat said that the removal of these structures through a joint effort between environmental NGOs, members of the public, FKNK and government entities is an example of cooperation which shows that both hunters and conservationists can contribute proactively towards the conservation of biodiversity in a non-confrontational manner.
As one of those pictured, the chap with the rock, I would like to say that that I worked on this yesterday afternoon to improve the environment of the park. I was not doing it with the FKNK but with Majjistral interns and supporters.
Mr Brincat how can a person contribute to biodiversity by shooting wildlife …..it’s a nonsense!
The trapping of birds is illegal all over Europe so the only ‘major strengthening of legal controls over trapping activities,’ required is for the Government to ban this disgusting pastime completely. It seems that Malta is happy to take all the funding it can get from Europe but not to abide by the rules of civilised society. The EU needs to put a hold on any funding to Malta until it cleans up its act.
Please remember that everytime you write on this subject you are challenging the ‘manhood’ ande consequently the virilty of these ‘sporting’ gentlemen.
That shouldn’t be much of a challenge!