UK BirdLife International joins in

The RSPB, the UK BirdLife International partner of BirdLife Malta, has condemned the arson attack on the three cars belonging to BirdLife volunteers, calling it a reckless and needless act.

The RSPB had sent a 114,000-strong petition to the Maltese government from RSPB members condemning the illegal hunting of birds.

BirdLife said the organisation had sent a letter to the Commissioner of Police and a copy to the Office of the Prime Minister and to Environment Minister George Pullicino informing them about messages with an increasingly threatening tone posted on websites.