Over 730 illegal hunting incidents recorded
Posted on May 4th, 2012
Over 730 illegal hunting incidents were recorded by BirdLife Malta’s spring watch teams during the spring hunting derogation period between April 12 and 30, BirdLife said on Friday.
According to a Times report, BirdLife reached the figure relying on an initial analysis of the data gathered by its teams and did not include illegalities recorded by the Committee Against Bird Slaughter.
The report says that illegalities recorded by BirdLife include hunters targeting protected species, exceeding the season’s legal daily bag limit, hunting outside permitted hours, and hunting without wearing the yellow armbands, a legal requirement of the derogation.
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