Stop illegal hunting and trapping
of birds in Malta
Why this is important
Malta recently changed the conditions by which hunters could obtain a licence to hunt for turtle dove and quail in Spring through a derogation of the Birds Directive. Among the conditions changed was the removal of a 50 Euro licence fee and the requirement that registered hunters wear an armband in the countryside to identify themselves. The result has been that over 9.500 hunters registered for the spring hunting season of 2013 compared to 6.000 in 2012.