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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for illegal hunting (malta)
1 results foundAuthor: Raine, Andre F. Title: The International Impact of Hunting and Trapping in the Maltese Islands Summary: Ring recoveries were used to analyse the international importance of Malta’s position along one of the main European-African bird migration routes. International ring recoveries came from 1,188 individuals, representing 120 species. Birds from a total of 48 countries, 36 in Europe and 12 in Africa, were found to pass over Malta during spring and autumn migration. Birds that had been ringed overseas and shot by hunters in Malta were analysed separately. Ring recoveries from a total of 75 species, representing 35 countries, were found to have been killed in Malta. The majority of these ring recoveries came from protected, non-huntable species, with a significant proportion being Annex 1 species the EU Birds Directive. It was also found that a large proportion of these recoveries were of birds of prey that had been ringed as nestlings, further highlighting the impact of illegal hunting on conservation efforts throughout Europe. Ring recoveries for six of the seven main trappable finch species were also analysed separately. These came from 19 countries, with the majority of ring recoveries being from birds trapped by trappers and not released. Finally, the issue of spring hunting was investigated by considering ring recoveries of Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) and Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix). This analysis showed that these species originate from key countries within Europe and not from the entire European population. By analysing ring recoveries, this study has demonstrated the key importance of Malta on one of the main European-African migratory flyways and the international impact of hunting and trapping activities in the country. Details: Ta’Xbiex, Malta: BirdLife Malta, 2007. 34p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 3, 2013 at: http://www.birdlifemalta.org/photos/otherfiles/206.pdf Year: 2007 Country: Malta URL: http://www.birdlifemalta.org/photos/otherfiles/206.pdf Shelf Number: 128200 Keywords: BirdsIllegal Hunting (Malta)Wildlife Crimes |