12/04/2024

Position of Senior Coordinator in the Ministry for Gozo and Planning to serve in Malta

07/11/2023

Conservation of Wild Birds Fund 2023 call for proposals – Closing date 19/01/2024

13/09/2023

Call for tender - CFT: SPD3/2023/077 – TENDER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMON BIRDS MONITORING SCHEME AND FARMLAND BIRDS INDEX IN MALTA IN 2024

10/08/2023

Call for tender - CFT: SPD3/2023/073 – Tender for the provision of species-specific bird-ringing services in autumn 2023

10/07/2023

As of Monday 17 July onwards, the office of the Wild Birds Regulation Unit in Santa Venera will be open to the public from 10am to noon, excluding public holidays and during weekends

08/06/2023

Call for tender - CFT: SPD3/2023/042 – Tender for the provision of species-specific bird-ringing services in autumn 2023

09/11/2021

Application form for research permit

30/04/2019

Guidance note on the importation of wild bird specimens and recognisable parts thereof into Malta

16/05/2018

LIFE-ENPE Wildlife Crimes Working Group & CMS joint training workshop summary Segovia, Spain

09/05/2018

Protected birds and huntable birds

26/03/2018

Policy on public lectures and information sessions by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit

23/02/2018

Ensuring Sustainability of Hunting Tourism

17/11/2017

Partial Lapse and Revocation of the Live-Capturing Special Licenses: Hawfinch

14/09/2017

Wild Birds Regulation Unit hosts a visit by representatives of Adriatic bird protection NGOs

10/04/2017

Wild bird’s conservation - Article by the Hon Roderick Galdes in the Times of Malta Roderick Galdes Times of Malta

28/03/2017

WBRU does not compete with NGOs for limelight

24/03/2017

Ancient art of falconry revived with the first group of falconers in the process of qualifying for license

15/02/2017

Government rejects NGO claims over finch trapping

09/02/2017

Innovative approaches to hunting regulation as contribution to Turtle Dove conservation in Malta

25/11/2016

Information video regarding telephonic game reporting system

10/08/2016

Malta plays active role in facilitating Intergovernmental Task Force on Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean

10/08/2016

Wild Birds Regulation Unit participates in annual EU meeting of Directors of Hunting and Game Management

04/08/2016

Procedure to be followed in case of discovery of stranded or injured wild birds

01/07/2016

Enforcement officials of the Wild Birds Regulation Unit share experience with Italian colleagues

01/07/2016

Enforcement officials of the Wild Birds Regulation Unit share experience with Italian colleagues

02/05/2016

Hundreds of feathery visitors find safe refuge in Malta overnight

Cool westerly weather front brought with it an unusually large flock consisting of several hundred European honey buzzards, known in Maltese as “kuċċarda”. Hundreds of large raptors were observed roosting overnight around the wooded areas in Mizieb, Ghaxaq, Gudja, Safi, Buskett, Zejtun and Zabbar. Large flocks were also observed in Gozo. The Wild Birds Regulation Unit together with the Administrative Law Enforcement Unit of the Malta Police Force organised additional surveillance and patrols, as a precautionary measure to ensure the raptors enjoy a safe respite, prior to their onward journey towards Sicily. This morning the birds were seen around various locations to take up to the air safely, soaring high in search of thermal currents that will eventually carry them on their migration towards Europe. No illegal activities were detected.