Commission official insists Malta cannot justify trapping derogation
Newsbook Photo by BirdLife Malta A recent conference on hunting legislation organised by the European Parliament in conjunction with the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation saw a senior official from the European Commission dismiss the derogation Malta has sought to permit the continued trapping of finches and other songbirds. Malta has controversially allowed for finches to be trapped for “scientific” reasons, but this justification has proven controversial, not least since th...
Mark Sultana Michael Obriain European Commission Directorate European Parliament European Commission European Federation For Hunting
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