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G'day all
I received the following from
another list, but I am certain that this will be of concern to you all. It's
about the ongoing Neanderthal practice of shooting and trapping migratory birds
on and around the island of Malta. It's another of those so-called "traditional
hunting rights" issues. However, the traditional slingshots seem to no longer be
in use. Rather, it's rifles, speedboats (yes, these nutters race about on the
water blasting birds out of the air) and sophisticated traps.
Malta, a member of the European Union, is on
an important migration corridor for a number of passerine as well as
non-passerine species which cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa each year,
before dispersing across Europe and Eurasia. The petition is aimed at the EU
Commissioner for the Environment, Commissioner Dimas, with the view of
requesting he take a stronger and more proactive stance on Malta's
attempts to relax or curtail bird protection laws. If the EU caves in to
Malta, Italy, Spain and Greece are certain to demand that they too
pursue their traditional unsustainable bird kills (as if "tradition" is a
logical reason to continue any activity).
It only takes a few moments to add your name to this global effort. The
top link is a view of a letter (similar to the petition), which you
can send independantly, and lower link takes you to the petition
itself.
Happy Petitioning
Ricki Coughlan
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