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Over a third of sites used for trapping this autumn are illegal

BirdLife Malta and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) have revealed the results of separate surveys undertaken during the trapping season of 2016, following various reports filed over a number of trapping sites situated across Malta and Gozo to enforcement authorities for action. The results follow an earlier cry by both organisations against the rampant illegal use of electronic bird callers throughout the trapping season. The results show that over a third of the sites used for trapping during this autumn’s trapping derogation are not registered and illegal, while the remaining sites permitted by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) within Natura 2000 sites are in possible breach of habitat protection regulations. The total area taken up by trapping sites in Malta’s countryside this season is larger than the size of Valletta. From a total of 106 sites queried by BirdLife Malta, WBRU informed that 49 were not registered (46%). CABS reported separately 73 sites to WBRU, receiving notification of 19 sites not being registered (26%) - the majority of which were found located on protected garigue habitat. This adds up to a total of 68 out of 179 sites being not registered and illegal (38%). Read more here: http://bit.ly/2iuHp0N. (Footage by BirdLife Malta, editing by Iryna Lukashuk)