Arrrrrggghhhhh, They Have Been Let Loose Again..............................
Seasons hunting and trapping - Autumn / Winter 2012/13
It is only in Malta that tal-ħarifa/xitwa hunting seasons must be announced each year by the Minister concerned, and not fixed as they are in any other country Member State of the European Union (EU). It has also become customary to allow the Minister and by the end jittortura to hunters and trappers to announce the seasons, the same hunters and trappers who have paid the respective licenses since the beginning of the year. The same hunters and trappers thus unable to plan and prepare for next season is supposed to, like jibbukjaw leave, etc..
It was precisely today, and in just three days left to open the hunting season, the Minister announced the hunting seasons from the ground and from boats, and made the same as year not yet announced anything regarding trapping, the same excuse that had brought the year to decrease more information from the Ornis Committee. This latest move confirms government has stated that the Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK), ie, contrary to what was promised, even with trappers writing, by the highest authorities of the country, including the President Emeritus, Dr. Eddie Fenech Adami, and by that time the head of the Centre of the EU Information Centre (MIC), today Europarliamentarians Dr. Simon Busuttil, the government today persists in ignoring the valuable advice and expertise that give FKNK regarding a serious derogation acceptable to the EU and thus seems to completely destroy trapping .
The information sent FKNK trapping is again, for some reason he only knows government calls today from Ornis Committee, since last year. And this year the same committee already led again this information to the government.
Therefore, and for everyone to be informed by the sequence of occurrence, of this year, so government which creates tension nutilment among thousands of hunters and trappers and their families, below are listed FKNK the proposals, recommendations Ornis Committee and government FINDINGS far:
Seasons open hunting and trapping - Autumn / Winter 2012/13
Proposals submitted to the Ornis FKNK on 2 August 2012
Recommendations to the Government Ornis made after meetings of that Committee 2 August (game) and 9 August 2012 (trapping)
Findings to the Government to date
Fixed season for hunting from ground doves from 1 September to 31 October, both days included.
Fixed season for hunting ground of the 40 other species from 1 September to 31 January, both dates inclusive.
Fixed Season game from craft from 1 October to the end of February, both days included. Hunting from boats shall be permitted only between kilometers and five kilometers from the coast, except in fligu between the islands, on a seagoing vessel may not be transported more than two guns, while the hunting with a rifle voldiri off its cover and charging, the maximum speed can not exceed 5 km per hour.
By application of a derogation from the Directive "Birds" incorrectly, trapping season for quail and doves between 1 September and 31 October, two days included .
By application of a derogation from the Directive "Birds" incorrectly, trapping season for golden plovers and vennew, from 20 October to 31 January, both dates inclusive.
By application of a derogation from the Directive "Birds" incorrectly, trapping season for imlivezz, malvizzuni of flocks, malvizzuni imperial, imlivezz black, red and larks imlivezz, from 15 October to -31 December, both days included.
By application of a derogation from the Directive "Birds" incorrectly, trapping season for the seven species richness between 1 October and 20 December 2012.
Other regulations that are in force permit Legal Notice 79/06 and subsequent amendments apply.
The FKNK already provided extensive documentation, both scientific and legal, as well as the Ornis the Maltese Government and the European Commission, supportive of these proposals. These documents were submitted on CD anessa reġaw with these proposals.
The Committee recommended a fixed season for all species kaċċabli from 1 September 2012 to 31 January 2013. The BirdLife Malta's request, which although not attend meetings of the Committee in protest against the Chairman of the Committee, to hunt with sirx after 3: 00pm between 15 and 30 September , has not been recommended by the Committee, but left to the discretion of the Minister.
The Committee recommended a fixed season hunting from boats from 1 October 2012 to 31 January 2013, under the same conditions of previous years.