When enforcement itself flags a rise in organised poaching, it’s a clear warning sign. Illegal killing of protected wildlife is becoming more coordinated. Stronger enforcement on the ground is no longer optional. It’s essential to protect biodiversity. www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...

Read our press release regarding the tracking of four rehabilitated Common Kestrels, highlighting their movements and the concerns for their safety as the spring hunting season opens 👉 birdlifemalta.org/2026/04/trac...

The #TourismForEurope journey continues Now online after the EP showcase, featuring best practices across Europe. Proud to be part of this initiative by the European Travel Commission with our project Salina Nature Reserve – From saltpans to wildlife haven 👉 tourismforeurope.eu/experiences/...

Earlier this week, another leading editorial, this time by Times of Malta, highlighted a harsh reality: cruelty persists, while political courage is nowhere to be seen. This reflects a deeper failure to act, enforce, and protect what matters. Read the editorial:

An editorial by The Malta Independent exposes a troubling pattern: political convenience continues to override science, law, and environmental responsibility. This is not leadership. It is political cowardice. Read the editorial: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...

The majority at the Ornis Committee meeting, once again chose to align with political pressure rather than base decisions on scientific evidence and conservation needs. timesofmalta.com/article/spri...

Simar Nature Reserve’s buffer zone has been transformed into a thriving natural space 🌿 Restored habitats, improved access, and free daily entry - for both people and nature. Read more 👇 birdlifemalta.org/2026/03/sima...

BirdLife Malta condemns a shocking act of cruelty: a protected Common Kestrel killed in a brutal, illegal incident. This is cruelty driven by unrestrained egoism & a distorted sense of entitlement. #Malta deserves better. Our wildlife deserves protection. Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2026/03/wild...

Gozo’s natural sites need stronger enforcement to stop environmental abuse. We continue to document illegal hunting & trapping of protected birds. Without action, these crimes persist. We support the call for an EPU Police presence in Gozo. Sign here 👉 parlament.mt/en/sign-peti...

How Dinja Waħda is bringing nature back into Maltese schools. At De La Salle College, work has started to transform three tumoli of school grounds into gardens, wildlife habitats & flexible learning spaces that connect classrooms with the outdoors. Read more:

#MaltaVision2050 speaks about sustainability, biodiversity protection & aligning with EU commitments. Yet reopening new trapping licences moves us in the opposite direction. There cannot be a credible long-term vision for Malta while expanding activities that should have been phased out years ago!

🤯 #traffic #qualityoflife timesofmalta.com/article/malt...

Fancy a meeting in a castle to decide the future of 450 million Europeans? This is what 27 EU leaders are doing today, without you even knowing it 🤷 Find out more in our video & join 170,000+ people who signed the petition to defend nature laws: birdlifemalta.org/handsoffnatu... #HandsOffNature

Second print run announced 📖 A hundred experiences of a bird photographer in Malta is back after the first edition sold out. 🎯 Early-bird pre-order €15 (25% off) 📅 Until 7 March Secure your copy: birdlifemalta.org/product/a-hu...

Today on World Wetlands Day 2026, a coalition of NGOs launched the #HandsOffNature petition, calling for the defence of EU environmental laws. As a partner of BirdLife International, BirdLife Malta supports this call to keep nature protected. Add your voice: birdlifemalta.org/handsoffnature-petition

1 day left to sign our #BanLeadNow petition! Demand a strong ban on lead ammunition & fishing weights. Lead poisons wildlife, puts children’s health at risk, & has no safe level of exposure. The Commission’s proposal won’t go far enough without public pressure ✍️https://banleadnow.com/get-involved/

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BirdLife works for nature and people. As scientific evidence shows, lead pollution harms wildlife, human health, and the environment we all depend on. Sign it now: banleadnow.com/get-involved/

Over 16,000 #WhiteWagtails counted across Malta Our annual roost count highlights how vital urban trees are for wintering birds. Thanks to volunteers, the public, Valletta Mayor & APS Bank for joining us. Protecting mature Ficus trees means protecting urban wildlife. #UrbanNature #CitizenScience

BirdLife Malta has received the European Innovative Teaching Award 2025 in School Education in Brussels for the Erasmus+ project Blooming Schools. The project brings biodiversity into schools, creating wildlife-friendly gardens & empowering students to learn by doing & become environmental citizens.

Poor street lighting is not just a safety issue. Poorly planned artificial light at night disrupts human health, road safety & wildlife, altering natural behaviours in birds & other species. Smart, nature-friendly lighting matters, for people & biodiversity. timesofmalta.com/article/poor...

Do you love keeping things organised and want to make a difference in conservation? BirdLife Malta is looking for a Bookkeeper & Admin Officer to support our finance, office admin & ESC projects. Full details here: birdlifemalta.org/about/jobs Apply by 31 January 2026.

The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela

Manoel Island campaign recognised by Times of Malta as part of its Persons of the Year. BirdLife Malta has supported this effort from the very start, calling for Manoel Island to become a public green space for all, in one of Malta’s most urbanised areas. timesofmalta.com/article/mano...

#birds #nature #people #BirdLifeMalta

How does chick-rearing affect fledging success in Yelkouan shearwaters? Proxies for diet varied between colonies, while fledglings grounded on first flight were more likely to have been poorly fed. Published in Marine Biology: doi.org/10.1007/s002... Funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social and EU LIFE

#Seabirds in our care show a vital part of their daily routine: #preening. This natural behaviour keeps feathers #waterproof, flexible and ready for #flight, an essential step in every successful #rehabilitation story. 🎥Francesco Dal Colle ✂️Antonia Micallef

The Malta Independent on Sunday has dedicated its editorial to Malta’s so-called “research derogation” for finch #trapping, describing it as a predictable #infringement and calling for full compliance with EU law.

BirdLife Malta’s scientific research and evidence-based studies have once again delivered results, securing stronger protection for vital natural sites for the benefit of our country. #MaltaSPAs #LIFEPanPuffinus #BirdLifeMalta www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...

Read BirdLife Malta’s reaction, to the European Commission’s announcement opening a new infringement procedure against Malta over the latest finch-trapping derogation. birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/bird...

Here’s my latest feature in The Malta Independent on Sunday. As long as these detrimental policy choices persist, no political party can credibly claim to support environmental conservation. #nature #conservation

The @ec.europa.eu confirms it has not endorsed Malta’s so-called research derogation for finch trapping, reinforcing that the previous ruling still stands. 👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...

Despite 2 ECJ rulings confirming finch trapping is illegal Malta again allows the capture of finches, Golden Plovers & Song Thrushes under the guise of “research”. We launched a tool showing authorised trapping sites. Use it to check locations & report illegal activity www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...

ADPD - The Green Party has raised concerns over recent legal changes that could undermine #Malta’s natural heritage and biodiversity. The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta. adpd.mt/the-maltese-...

BirdLife Malta condemns PM Robert Abela for weakening #bird ringing laws to disguise illegal trapping as science - a disgrace to #conservation.

Across the world, #birds are changing their #migration paths to survive a warming planet. In #Malta, we should be safeguarding their journeys, not making them harder. True #conservation means #protection, not #politics. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We’re proud that our #RestoreNature campaign won the 2025 SER Europe Communications Award, proof of what we can achieve together. But here in Malta, proposed planning Bills 143 & 144 risk undoing vital safeguards for nature & democracy. Let’s turn Europe’s Nature Restoration Law into action at home.

So proud to see May’s journey featured by our partner @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social! 🕊️🌍 This Turtle-dove was one of the lucky few to escape Malta’s open hunting season. 🔗 Check it out: 1st www.facebook.com/reel/5981258... 2nd www.facebook.com/reel/1537887... 3rd www.facebook.com/reel/9521867...

The slender-billed curlew, unseen since 1995, has now been declared #extinct - a powerful reminder that inaction costs us dearly. Let’s honour its loss by ensuring no other species vanishes on our watch. 🌍💔 observer.co.uk/news/science...

This is real #conservation 💙 A true team effort! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: birdlifemalta.org/handsoffnatu...

Don’t let the EU tear down nature protection ❌ The European Commission is quietly trying to dismantle the laws that safeguard what we cherish most: our nature. They think we wouldn’t notice or care. But we do. Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature 👉 birdlifemalta.org/handsoffnatu...

So proud to be part of this incredible team 💚 Yesterday we received the Environmental Stewardship Award for our Salina Wetland Restoration – a project that proves how nature can recover when given a chance. 🌿🐦 #ForNatureAndPeople #RestoreNature

#Science, not spin, should guide #conservation – the FKNK index is misleading and dangerous for our wild birds.

Malta’s Wild Birds Deserve More Than Political Games And Loopholes #malta #hunting #birds #enforcement #science #conservation lovinmalta.com/opinion/malt...

BirdLife Malta, in partnership with Project Green, is transforming the 3,200 m² buffer zone at Simar Nature Reserve into a vibrant, public-facing habitat. The site will open free to the public this autumn. Read more and dive into the details ⬇ birdlifemalta.org/2025/08/sima...

Malta’s environment faces an unprecedented threat. We oppose the Government’s amnesty for development illegalities – even in ODZ & heritage areas – which will erase safeguards, silence the public & reward destruction. These proposals must be withdrawn. Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/08/ruin...