The European Commission has said that Malta's recently launched finch-trapping derogation is not in line with a ruling by the European Court of Justice, which last year declared that finch-trapping ...

(CN) — On Thursday, the European Union's top court ruled that Malta’s law allowing the live capture of finches — a cultural tradition dating back centuries — violates the EU’s directive to protect ...

European Commission writes to BirdLife CEO Mark Sultana and says Malta’s finch-trapping derogation is not in line with ...

The issue of the finch-trapping derogation 'for research purposes' has reared its head again recently. BirdLife published a letter by the European commission, which read that in a meeting between ...

The minister responsible for hunting and trapping has told the EU's environment commissioner that Malta’s “fine-tuning” of finch trapping laws was enough to comply with an EU court judgment against ...

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:01:11 GMT — After a bald eagle was caught in a leghold trap, the state is proposing a change in trapping regulations to protect birds of prey. The revised Department of ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Maltese hunters who trap and trade finches are breaching EU law, Europe's top court ruled on Thursday. The case against Malta was brought to the European Court of Justice by the ...

Police have seized illegal bird trapping equipment after carrying out a raid at an address in Wolverhampton. West Midlands Police said officers supported a joint agency warrant in relation to a ...

PYLA RANGE, Cyprus (Reuters Life!) - A single talon ripped out of a bird is testament to an annual bloodbath in Cyprus, where songbirds are caught in their thousands to end up as expensive delicacies ...