Malta has allowed the trapping of over 110,000 finches since 2014, breaking the EU Birds Directive
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The impacts
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Natural habitats are destroyed
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Not even ‘tradition’ justifies the killing of birds
Affects protected European finch populations
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Fuels illegal wildlife trade
Wild birds die in cruel conditions
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It is also permitted on public land
Trapping nets catch other wildlife
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THE IMPACTS OF FINCH TRAPPING IN MALTA
Reintroduced without an electoral mandate
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Lobby your politicians
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