3 comments so far.Protected shot Black Kite found by member of the public
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This injured protected Black Kite was found at Mtarfa by a member of the public at around 6.50am this morning after it was shot down, BirdLife Malta said.
BirdLife Malta, in a statement said, that this most recent victim of another illegal hunting episode is a bird of prey which is highly protected in Europe and was heading north to its European breeding grounds.
It said that the police were called on site and collected the bird to hand it over to the government veterinarian.
BirdLife Malta CEO Mark Sultana in reaction said, “once again this is proof of the rampant illegal hunting taking place across our islands which unfortunately is not an exception but has become the norm.”
He argued that “this is a symptom of pampered hunters and trappers that in the past years have seen all they demanded come true. Prime Minister Robert Abela has been bending over backwards in more ways than one to appease the hunting lobby, including with trapping and hunting derogations that will land Malta at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) once again.
“this video has also been sent to the Maltese Members of Parliament and Malta’s MEPs, along with the European Commission, as we desperately ask for immediate action to stop this,” he said.
Sultana concluded by saying that, “we call on the general public to support us by becoming BirdLife Malta members and we also request the European Union to take all the necessary measures to ensure the safety of birds migrating over Malta this spring while heading north to their breeding grounds in Europe.”
Photo: BLM
When is the Prime Minister going to do something about this disgusting barbaric behavior,what is worse the corruption or the hunters lack of morals,it seems that the country is rotten to the core.
Sadly the hunting lobby have too many votes so they have to be appeased. I thought the season had not even opened yet so all the more reason to stop this stupid, pointless carnage. Killing protected, endangered birds on their way to breed means quite soon there will not be any – it’s a no brainer. I too wish the Government would finally grow a pair and stop hunting and trapping completely.
The Minister for Gozo should be ashamed of himself. I dare say the silence from his direction will be deafening.