Ocean Sentry
(From timesofmalta.com)- BirdLife Malta said today that illegal hunting on protected birds was on the increase again, even before the hunting season opens on Monday. Last week, BirdLife Malta received a Cory’s Shearwater (picture), a Little Egret and a Purple Heron , all with severe gunshot injuries. A dead juvenile Purple Heron with gunshot injuries was also reported from the Foresta 2000 site in Mellieha.
