Gozo.News

20 Apr, 2009

Poachers defy spring hunting ban – BirdLife

Over 950 shots were recorded by BirdLife’s Spring Watch camp teams at several locations in Malta alone (excluding Gozo) over the last nine days since the beginning of the international bird monitoring camp last Saturday

Full details on shooting of Foresta 2000 Ranger

Malta News

14 Apr, 2009

Full details on shooting of Foresta 2000 Ranger

This morning at around 6 am Foresta 2000 ranger Ray Vella was shot on the head and his right ear by an aggressor wielding a shotgun at the Foresta 2000 afforestation site in Mellieha. Mr Vella arrived at the west end of the Foresta

Arsonists attack Ghadira Nature Reserve & Billboard

Malta News

4 Feb, 2009

Arsonists attack Ghadira Nature Reserve & Billboard

The Ghadira Nature Reserve was targeted by arsonists early in the morning today. An EU LIFE + Project on Bird Migration and Trapping billboard on the side of the main road in Ghadira was also set on fire.

Second break-in at Ghadira Nature Reserve in a month

Malta News

20 Jan, 2009

Second break-in at Ghadira Nature Reserve in a month

Ghadira Nature Reserve was broken into on the weekend for the second time in a month. In the latest incident an intruder was spotted by the night watchman on Saturday evening, crouching near one of the bird-watching hides.

AD calls for reports on Ghadira road to be made public

Malta News

8 Dec, 2008

AD calls for reports on Ghadira road to be made public

AD has reiterated its call for studies on the proposed Ghadira road to be made public – asking Minister Gatt to publish the reports in their entirety and not to quote selectively from them.

AD calls on Minister Gatt to stop misleading the public

Malta News

3 Dec, 2008

AD calls on Minister Gatt to stop misleading the public

AD has called on Minister Austin Gatt to stop misleading the public and declaring that the ‘Foresta 2000’ site is not going to be affected by his plans to build a new road in Ghadira.