Maltese Environment – Page 5

Bigotry and Selfishness: What the last two weeks have taught us about the Maltese

·April 21, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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They say that bad situations bring out the worst in people. Truth be told, I agree with this statement, but I would never have imagined it to be also relevant to an entire nation. The past two weeks have exposed some truly unsettling aspects of the Maltese demeanour. I have…

Idiot’s guide to spring hunting in Malta

·April 17, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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Three days into this illegal spring hunt and two hunters have shot a protected bird each. They both feigned ignorance, where one said he mistook the protected bird for a non-protected one, and the other thought he could hunt the protected bird he shot in spring. Mistakes happen to the…

Next on the flagrant hunting menu – Lapwing with a side of stupid

·April 16, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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The second of many forthcoming casualties of this spring hunting season for which you voted for is a lapwing. So now let us wait for this hunter to be arraigned, found guilty and for him to express his sadness on local media. Let us wait for him to say that…

Hunters portray Stefan Micallef as a Martyr

·April 16, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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As quickly as the Cuckoo swooped over Manikata and was shot and killed by Stefan Micallef, the hunters rallied to the defence of this poacher. It becomes increasingly evident that the hunters and their families themselves do not even understand the implications of killing a protected bird. Stefan Micallef publicly…

Stefan Micallef (the hunter arraigned today) thanks you for voting yes

·April 15, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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The hunter arraigned today, the one you gave permission to be out there with your yes vote, promised he would follow the law to the best of his ability. Needless to say, his addiction to hunting illegal protected birds was just too strong. And then people are surprised why hunters…

Flagrant is the new buzzword this spring hunting season

·April 15, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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As expected the spring hunting season will not be closed as promised by the Prime Minister. Instead, he created a new definition of what he believes to be the acceptable level of illegalities that would merit him closing the hunting season - it has to be flagrant. Flagrant is the…

Hunters will always be Cuckoos in the nest that is Malta

·April 15, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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A day after the illegal spring hunting season opened in Malta, a hunter has already shot and killed a protected bird. Will the season be closed after the Prime Minister expressed a zero tolerance policy to illegalities? Reports in local media have stated that a cuckoo was illegally shot in…

Yes voters compare spring hunting to abortion. Sigh (or should we cry?)

·April 13, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
·3 Comments

As expected, the international media did not react kindly to the embarrassing outcome of the spring hunting referendum. Various global media agencies covered the story, and numerous British people took to twitter to voice their disbelief at the idiocy of the Maltese population. And bang on cue to solidify this…

Yes, you can continue hunting illegally. For now at least.

·April 12, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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The spring hunting referendum yielded a disappointing Yes win. The Maltese government can keep on allowing illegal spring hunting to continue while the rest of us pay the imposed EU fines so that a select few of people can enjoy their hobby. Democracy is a double edged sword - it…

Even Air Malta wants you to vote NO

·April 9, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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We all have heard the argument about how hunting has an impact on tourism in Malta. While the hunting lobby has dismissed such claims, Air Malta believes otherwise. The following photo was taken from Air Malta's in flight magazine Il-Bizzilla (March edition): Air Malta wants its passengers to enjoy and…