BirdLife Malta works to conserve wild birds and their habitats on the Maltese Islands through education, research and campaigning. Learn more, visit our website birdlifemalta.org
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🎓 After 12 weeks of adventures, discoveries, muddy shoes, new friendships & countless questions about nature, our Spring 2026 Nature Guardians have officially graduated! Want to join the next course? Bookings for Summer & pre-registrations for Autumn are now open: birdlifemalta.org/environmenta...
They’ve hatched 🐣
The Barn Swallow eggs in the nest we have been following together started hatching today, as we watched the parents feed their very first chicks. Nature never stops amazing us. 🐦✨ Keep following!
Watch here: bit.ly/blmswallowsnest
We've published the latest edition of our ornithological journal, Il-Merill. This issue includes research articles of regional relevance, official first records & reports by the Malta Rarities & Records Committee, & closes the gap in Malta’s Systematic List for 2006–2011 birdlifemalta.org/il-merill
Half a million people have said it: our health and nature are NOT for sale.
Polluters are pushing to weaken the laws that protect our air, water, and wildlife behind closed doors.
Speak up. Add your voice.
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#HandsOffNature
BirdLife Malta is concerned by political rhetoric & proposals that risk weakening environmental enforcement & undermining the rule of law. Statements on hunting & trapping point to a lowering of standards at the expense of Malta’s natural heritage & EU obligations.
birdlifemalta.org/2026/05/bird...
Ten environmental NGOs are warning that proposals to weaken penalties for wildlife crime and potentially reinstate banned hunters and trappers represent a dangerous step backwards for Malta. Read the joint statement.
birdlifemalta.org/2026/05/join...
BirdLife Malta condemns the reopening of stuffed protected bird transfers ahead of the general election.
This move risks undoing years of conservation efforts while placing even more pressure on already overwhelmed enforcement authorities.
Read more 👉 birdlifemalta.org/2026/05/bird...
Five eggs. Five chicks. Countless nest visits every day. 🐣
A lot has changed in just two weeks. See how our Barn Swallow family is getting on and watch the action live from the nest.
👀 Tune in now – there's always something happening.
👉 bit.ly/blmswallowsnest
#BarnSwallows #NestCam #BirdLifeMalta
BirdLife Malta CEO Mark Sultana reacts to comments & demands made by the hunting lobby during a political event in Gozo.
Nature decisions must be based on science, law & the common good - not lobbying pressure. Read more ⬇️
timesofmalta.com/article/i-th...
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Environmental crimes rob the public of its shared natural heritage and undermine the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems that belong to all of society. Proposals to reduce penalties for wildlife...
BirdLife Malta expresses its deep disappointment and concern at the approach being adopted by both the Labour Party (PL) and the Nationalist Party (PN) towards hunting and trapping, where electoral co...
BirdLife Malta strongly condemns the decision by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) to reopen applications for the transfer of stuffed protected birds between private collections, arguing that the ...
