The Wild Birds Regulation Unit said that it “categorically denies allegations” made by BirdLife Malta today [1] that the spring hunting season is “not properly monitored in line with the requirements of the Birds Directive.”
A statement issued by the Ministry for Gozo on Friday, said that the WBRU “not only monitors the daily uptake of the national bag limits through the game reporting systems, but also has a team of compliance officers who regularly monitor the spring hunting season on the ground together with the Executive Police.”
The Ministry insisted that “enforcement data, game reporting data and the migration study data, which monitors the daily influx of quail and turtle-dove over the Maltese Islands, speak of a totally different reality than that attempted to be portrayed in public statements.”
It concluded by saying that “the Wild Birds Regulation Unit works with tangible and factual data, not social media, to ascertain that Article 9 derogations are being properly implemented.”
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1 Comment To "WBRU “categorically denies” allegations made by BirdLife"
#1 Comment By Dietmar Treptow On April 29, 2022 @ 8:23 pm
Sorry, I am not sure with the regulations.
One Question has to be allowed and explaine by FKNK please.
Why do you kill Turtle Doves exactly!?
What are they doing?