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EU Takes Malta to Court Over Yearly Bird Massacre
The European Union is taking Malta to court for failing to stop the islands’ annual massacre of migrating birds, many of them rare or endangered species. 100 of these protected honey buzzards were killed last year during Malta’s spring hunt. Photo by Robert Dietrich. You may recall an article [...]
Continue reading...The Microstate Environmental World Cup: Malta vs. San Marino
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Welcome to Environmental Graffiti’s very own Microstate Environmental World Cup. San Marino vs. Malta We’ve had two massive match-ups so far, with the petite principality of Liechtenstein beating on Andorra and their
Continue reading...Rare Eagle Shot In Malta May Not Return to Wild
Thursday, November 22, 2007
An extremely rare lesser spotted eagle, shot earlier this year by hunters on the island of Malta, has been saved from death but may never be able to return to the wild. The bird, nicknamed Sigmar after Germany’s environmental minister, underwent three
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Friday, February 1, 2008
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