Malta’s hunters still killing protected birds…

By Charlie • October 1, 2008 • 3 comments

…in the name of so-called “tradition”. It’s autumn and once again Malta hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons. with the RSPB’s Graham Madge describing this blood-soaked archipelago as being “like a war zone, the smell of death is everywhere.” And yet people still go there for a ‘holiday’? A report on the mayhem can be found here and earlier report from a local newspaper is here.

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Charlie

Charlie works for an airline and has birded all over the world for twenty years. He wants to be a writer, and thinks no-one would believe his life could be so charmed if he didn't take photos of as many of the birds he sees as possible. Blogging with 10,000 Birds fits his aims, needs, and insecurities perfectly. Really - do birders get much more fortunate than this?

3 Responses to “Malta’s hunters still killing protected birds…”

Wes Oct 3rd, 2008 at 1:17 pm

Charlie,
The link for the MALTA details is not working

Not Found, Error 404

Maybe they deleted the article.??

Wes
Charlie Oct 3rd, 2008 at 2:34 pm

Hi Wes
Thanks. Seems to be working okay now though. Not sure what happened, so I’ve added another link in case it goes down again. Cheers
Wes Oct 4th, 2008 at 8:58 am

Charlie—Thanks, link is working now and I had found the article by doing a google search. Can’t believe morons like these exist and are actually allowed to posess guns. Kind of gives “ALL” hunters a bad name.
Wes