Hunting and trapping regulations are to be amended
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- Autumn hunting and trapping dates announced
- Details of autumn hunting and trapping season
- Rare song birds seized from illegal trapper
- More effort needed to curb illegal hunting
- NGOs call for political parties to unite against spring hunting
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- Alternattiva Demokratika condemns illegal hunting
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- Hunters Federation reacts angrily to latest BirdLife campaign
- European Court bans spring hunting for 2008
- Ornithologists witness over 200 incidents of illegal hunting
- Protected birds gunned down even before the hunting season opens
- FKNK invited to view illegal hunting victim
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The Environment and Rural Affairs Ministry has announced that it will soon be making a number of amendments to the 2006 regulations regarding the conservation of wild birds. The amendments are a result of recommendations made by the Ornis Committee.
The first amendment deals with the legal importation of birds from EU member states that are regulated under the Birds Directive.
The second amendment focuses on the size of nets used for the trapping of songbirds. The law currently determines the width and length of such nets, but following the amendment, only a specific area will be established, irrespective of the width or length.
The third amendment will permit the hunting of geese and ducks from land, which is currently only allowed from sea. Nevertheless, hunting would still be deemed illegal from protected beaches and the distance from roads and residential areas must also be respected.
The Ministry again reiterated that any abuses from irresponsible hunters or trappers would not be tolerated by the Government.
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