BirdLife Malta, in a statement referring to an alleged assult, as advised by FKNK, on a Gozitan trapper, said that it “condemns all forms of violence, even when this violence or alleged violence takes place against hunters and trappers.”

“This is a principle which BirdLife Malta has always valued since its inception, the NGO added.

BirdLife went on to say that, “any incident, however, is a drop in the ocean when compared to years of abuse, violence, intimidation and hate speech coming from many members of the hunting and trapping lobby and directed to environmentalists and BirdLife Malta staff, volunteers and members together with members of other environmental organisations.”

BirdLife Malta concluded by calling on the authorities to “enforce the law in all circumstances, both laws which regard bird protection and illegal hunting and trapping, and also in all other acts of violence.”

File photo – BirdLife Malta

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