Migrating bird slaughter in Malta Episode 1-2

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are you all watching Chris Packham's video on Malta

http://www.chrispackham.co.uk

or are they too controversial?

If so mods - please remove

Cyprus and other countries are just as bad, well no quite but they are bad
 
Yes it was good to see the issue raised.
 
Thanks for moving it - presumably it is OK to bring this to everyones attention
 
Thank you

Cyprus is just as bad, could also mention Egypt ………… parts of Italy
 
Yv said:
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Cheers Yvonne. Now I look an effin' idiot for posting a link to the bloody thread it's already in. Hey ho!!!:rolleyes::D:D
 
The Pyrenees used to be like the Maginot Line during the migrations although that was for the pot rather than trophies. There has been a similar story in NG Magazine about songbird capture on the Arabian peninsula (IIRC).
 
Well done to Chris Packham for publicising this and shame on the TV companies for chickening out. It's quite possible that off-duty those policemen were hunters too.

A few years ago I went out to Malta as a Springwatch volunteer for 2-3 weeks. It was tough - out every morning before dawn, drive to a well-known hunting location or viewpoint, just being there to try and deter hunters. Then the same thing again in the evening. One morning we parked the hire-car at the location and we were lucky. Nearby were some thin strips of wood with nails (points upwards) hammered through and hidden in dried grass. Just feet away from our tyres. Another car had its windscreen smashed.

I tried to persuade Birdlife Malta to let me get involved as a photographer but I suspect I may not have had the same high profile as Chris Packham!
 
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