Volunteers of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) have found another ´bird cemetery´ in the Mizieb woodland, the organisation said today.
According to CABS the remains of a total of 10 protected birds – 5 Marsh Harriers, 1 Montagu´s Harrier, 1 Honey Buzzard, 1 Hoopoe, 1 Nightjar and a Cuckoo – have been found concealed underneath stones in the eastern part of the area last Thursday.
“The Nightjar and the Cuckoo definitely died during this year´s spring hunting season whereas the other birds appear to have been killed and hidden last autumn,” CABS Press Officer Axel Hirschfeld said.
“The police were called as soon as the first dead birds were uncovered. All carcasses have been seized as evidence. In contrast to the years 2009 and 2010 when birdwatchers found more than 270 dead protected birds in all parts of Mizieb the finds from last week were limited to a small section of the area close to Xemxija hill. “
CABS called on the authorities to conduct a comprehensive inquiry and publish the results as soon as possible. Axel Hirschfeld, “the public has a right to know what is going on in Mizieb which the FKNK claims to manage as a hunting reserve for its members.”
Despite several requests made to the authorities, the outcome of the investigations from 2009 and 2010 have never been published. “If the new government really means business they should not repeat this mistake and move towards total transparancy,” CABS General Secretary Alexander Heyd declared.
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