Lesser Spotted Eagle gunned down – BirdLife
- Rare Lesser Spotted Eagle shot down – Birdlife Malta
- Lesser-spotted Eagle killers fined €4,300 – Birdlife
- Illegal hunting of protected species continues
- Video: Birdlife reveals increased levels of illegal hunting
- Some of the year’s first Sparrow Hawks seen on Raptor Day
- Illegal hunting continues as more protected birds are gunned down
- A rare Eurasian Spoonbill lands at the Ghadira Nature Reserve
- 257 offences in two weeks: The CABS Bird Guards Malta operation is extended
- Protected birds gunned down even before the hunting season opens
- Shot birds of prey signal spring migration – Birdlife Malta
- International impact of our hunting and trapping
- International action to stop illegal hunting in Malta
- Honey Buzzards gunned down as huge flocks arrive
- Daily reports of illegal hunting as spring migration sets in
- Malta’s secretive bird uplisted to Near Threatened on the 2008 Red List for wild birds
On Saturday a Raptor Camp team observed a Lesser Spotted Eagle being stalked by two individuals and shot. The team reported the incident to the police who responded immediately and managed to find the dead eagle as well as apprehend two individuals for questioning.
It was the fourth Lesser Spotted Eagle seen during last week and is likely to have come from Germany as this is the western most point of the species range. Germany has a mere 100 pairs and for the past 20 years the population has been declining.
The Lesser Spotted Eagle is a Species of Conservation Concern in Europe and protected under Annex 1 of the Birds Directive.
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