Letter to the Times July 14, 2014 The truth about birds The article “a long flight in Vain” July 12 refers to a honey buzzard tracked by the Finnish Museum of Natural History that spent a night in Malta and flew on to its wintering grounds. This being one of many such instances certainly disproves the damaging allegations that all that flies over Malta is invariably shot and strengthens our arguments that the situation regarding illegalities is not what Birdlife Malta and its unscrupulous partners depict. There is certainly room for improvement as a few sporadic instances of abuse do occur. However where it not for such scientific studies or similar articles admitting to reality being published, the general public would be left with no option other than to believe all Birdlife Malta concoct about Maltese hunters. The Satellite tracking of Honey Buzzards being carried out luomus.fi/en/satellite-honey-buzzards is proving without doubt that soaring birds do not necessarily travel across the shortest sea crossings as was commonly perceived. This study and that of other bird species help solve many mysteries even the most learned ornithologists are eager to discover and also serve to dispel several allegations about Malta being a main bird migratory route or a black spot for bird crime as many are intentionally lead to believe. St. Hubert Hunters support such initiatives and augur that the penalties contemplated by law to castigate the persecution of protected bird species serve to offer these birds the necessary protection and deter the few remaining abusers. We contend that in this day and age there is certainly no place for abuse whether from irresponsible hunters or radical bird protectionists. Mark Mifsud Bonnici President
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:05:48 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015