today's latest emails from FKNK
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FKNK
9 April 2012
The Government Continues provokes the Hunters
So after much torture as the Government finally announced the hunting season spring of 2012, and taken up saqgħajh continued to give special license għallija the hunters have already paid € 50 extra, the same Government, through other entities, create more problems and provocations continued to hunters.
Recent days have seen workers of Din l-Art Helwa, who through great mazzez sheaves of hunters began to break in the Park of the Red-Xahra. The Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) must make their first clear that although the site is scheduled as a NATURA 2000 site, it absolutely does not mean that such sites can not become a hunting / trapping. The FKNK already had several meetings with the Minister Pullicino as well as those responsible for the Park, when the FKNK had submitted proposals to the Minister of how to manage activities in the Park between those sections concerned, including the hunters and trappers who have to go to hunt and trap in this place forever. The Minister has never been returned to the FKNK some answers and / or counter-proposals before they started breaking of sheaves.
In the area of Pembroke, where many members of the FKNK also turning to hunting with dogs for quail, and these days, MEPA has fixed tables to which areas are NATURA 2000 area, and where Hunting and trapping are allowed, and if someone sees a hunter and / or trapper in the area it shall report to MEPA. If this act of non-action MEPA vendikattiva and provocative towards the hunters and trappers, the FKNK not know what. While FKNK reiterates that a NATURA 2000 site can be freely made hunting and trapping, the FKNK is considering this action, comes from the MEPA, as the 'thanks' to the same MEPA is giving to the FKNK proper for lately, and for the fourth consecutive year, with the help of members of the MEPA FKNK can perform another study on the migration of doves and quail, that without the participation of members of the FKNK, the MEPA was facing many difficulties to power this study made the same MEPA promised the European Commission.
Finally, the FKNK now expect that the Government take the necessary steps urgently, remedy this situation that is perceived as another step directed against Maltese hunters and trappers, despite all they had to undergo these last years, was still persistent with all objectives and all obligations ntortament found to face.
Lino Farrugia
General
THE ORIGINAL
FKNK
9 April 2012
Il-Gvern Ikompli Jipprovoka l-Kaċċaturi
Hekk kif wara ħafna torturi l-Gvern fl-aħħar ħabbar l-istaġun tal-kaċċa tar-rebbiegħa ta’ l-2012, u kompla jkaxkar saqgħajh biex jagħti l-liċenzja speċjali li għallija l-kaċċaturi ħalsu €50 żejda, l-istess Gvern, permezz ta’ entitajiet oħra, kompla joħloq aktar problemi u provokazzjonijiet lill-kaċċaturi.
F’dawn l-aħħar jiem ġew osservati ħaddiema ta’ Din l-Art Ħelwa, li permezz ta’ mazzez kbar bdew ikissru dwawar tal-kaċċaturi fil-Park tax-Xahra l-Ħamra. Il-Federazzjoni Kaċċaturi Nassaba Konservazzjonisti (FKNK) jridu jgħamlu l-ewwel nett ċara li minkejja li dan is-sit huwa skedat bħala sit NATURA 2000, dan assolutament ma jfissirx li f’tali siti ma tistgħax issir kaċċa u/jew insib. L-FKNK diġa kellha diversi laqgħat kemm mall-Ministru Pullicino kif ukoll ma dawk responsabbli mill Park, meta l-istess FKNK kienet ressqet proposti lill-Ministru ta’ kif jistgħu jiġu amministrati l-attivitajiet fil-Park bejn dawk is-sezzjonijiet interessati, inkluz il-kaċċaturi u n-nassaba li ilhom imorru għall-kaċċa u jonsbu f’dan il-post minn dejjem. Il-Ministru qatt ma ġie lura għand l-FKNK b’xi risposti u/jew kontro-proposti qabel ma beda it-tkissir tad-dwawar.
Fl-inħawi ta’ Pembroke, fejn ħafna membri tal-FKNK wkoll iduru għall-kaċċa bil-klieb għas-summien, ukoll dawn il-jiem, il-MEPA waħħlet tabelli fejn jingħad li l-inħawi huma żona NATURA 2000, u fejn il-kaċċa u l-insib m’humiex permessi, u li jekk xi ħadd jara xi kaċċatur u/jew nassab fl-inħawi dan għandu jagħmel rapport lill-MEPA. Jekk dan l-att tal-MEPA mhux azzjoni vendikattiva u provokattiva versu l-kaċċaturi u n-nassaba, l-FKNK ma tafx x’inhu. Filwaqt li l-FKNK itenni li ġo sit NATURA 2000 tista’ liberament issir kaċċa u nsib, l-FKNK qegħda tqis din l-azzjoni, ġejja mill-MEPA, bħala l-‘grazzi’ li l-istess MEPA qegħda tagħti lill-FKNK talli propju dan l-aħħar, u għar-raba’ sena konsekuttiva, bl-għajnuna tal-membri tal-FKNK l-MEPA tista’ twettaq studju ieħor dwar il-passa tal-gamiem u s-summien, li mingħajr il-parteċipazzjoni tal-membri ta’ l-FKNK, l-MEPA kienet qegħda tiffaċċja ħafna diffikultajiet biex setgħa jsir dan l-istudju li l-istess MEPA wegħdet lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea.
Finalment, l-FKNK issa tistenna li l-Gvern jieħu l-passi neċessarji sabiex b’mod urgenti, titranġa din is-sitwazzjoni li qegħda tinħass bħala pass ieħor dirett kontra l-kaċċaturi u nassaba Maltin li, minkejja kull ma kellhom jgħaddu minnu għal dawn l-aħħar snin, xorta waħda baqgħu persistenti ma l-għanijiet kollha u ma l-obbligi kollha li ntortament sabu ma wiċċhom.
Lino Farrugia
Segretarju Ġenerali
AND THERE'S MORE
FKNK
9 April 2012
After taqtieh the heart that had him undergo the hunters lately, until the Government decided to announce the opening of hunting season spring a few days ago, now seems that the mall Vindictiveness hunters have not disappeared.
The Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) is informed that between tomorrow, Tuesday, and a few years time, the Four, the hunters should receive a notice home to be informed of Maltapost branch from where they go to collect special license, which have already paid € 50 extra to me over a week ago, when the season opens on Thursday!
Vera meskina situation.
Lino Farrugia
General
THE ORIGINAL
FKNK
9 April 2012
Aktar Torturi għall-Kaċċaturi
Wara t-taqtieh il-qalb li kellhom jagħdu minnhu l-kaċċaturi dan l-aħħar, sakem il-Gvern iddeċida li jħabbar il-ftuħ tal-istaġun tal-kaċċa tar-rebbiegħa ftit ġranet ilhu, issa jidher li l-vendikazzjonijiet mall-kaċċaturi għadhom ma spiċċawx.
Il-Federazzjoni Kaċċaturi Nassaba Konservazzjonisti (FKNK) hija infurmata li bejn għada, t-Tlieta, u pitgħada, l-Erba, l-kaċċaturi għandhom jirċevu avviż id-dar sabiex ikunu infurmati bil-fergħa tal-Maltapost minn fejn iridu jmorru jiġbru l-liċenzja speċjali, li għalija ħalsu €50 żejda l-fuq minn ġimgħa ilhu, meta l-istaġun jiftaħ nhar il-Ħamis!
Vera sitwazzjoni meskina.
Lino Farrugia
Segretarju Ġenerali