{"id":185,"date":"2008-10-12T13:20:44","date_gmt":"2008-10-12T11:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/general\/raptor-massacre-continues-on-malta\/"},"modified":"2008-10-12T13:20:44","modified_gmt":"2008-10-12T11:20:44","slug":"raptor-massacre-continues-on-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/general\/raptor-massacre-continues-on-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptor massacre continues on Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Don\u2019t<\/p>\n

The above is a message to all migratory birds.<\/p>\n

The small island of Malta, between Sicily and Tunisia, happens to be located on a major European flyway of migratory birds. In civilized Europe such a fact would be a cause for at least some celebration, and would have enough pulling power to attract foreign birders to witness part of this exciting natural phenomenon.<\/p>\n

In Malta, however, things work differently, despite its recent adhesion to the European Union. There bird migration is celebrated by the a crazed shooting spree, with a large number of the island’s hunters shooting at any bird that comes within their sights. This is in direct contravention to the European Union’s Birds Directive, among others.<\/p>\n

Have a quick look at theRSPB article<\/a> for more information and read the recent thread on Bird forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there are some voices on the island that dare to speak out against this slaughter. See the Birdlife Malta<\/a> page to see what this brave group are up against and what they are doing for the birds of Malta.<\/p>\n

If you are unmoved, then do nothing. Alternatively you could sign the online petition<\/a> against this Maltese madness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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