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13 March 2014 Comments News and comment The Prime Minister of Malta, Dr Lawrence Gonzi, has announced the first self-imposed ban on spring hunting of Common Quails Coturnix coturnix and Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur in the Maltese islands. The PM said that no spring hunting could take pla...

Government must have clear vision for UK Overseas Territories

28 June 2012 Comments News and comment The RSPB has cautiously welcomed the publication of a White Paper that sets out the Government's positive environmental vision for the UK's Overseas Territories (UKOTs), but says that the aspiration to 'cherish ...

Bird protection on the line

28 June 2012 Comments News and comment Network Rail, which manages over 30,000 km of railway line, has come into conflict with the RSPB, local residents and even British Transport Po...

Rat-free island gets new name

28 June 2012 Comments News and comment The remote Aleutian site known for two centuries as Rat Island, notorious as the first spot in Alaska despoiled by rats, has a new, more dignified name to celebrate its hard-won rodent-free status - but it may be harder for some to pronounce. The island,...