HSBC staff in Buskett clean-up

ALEX CASHA

Jan 6th 2009, 18:40

Well am very surprise that someone mention hunters again.so am a hunter and i have my own land,i dont mind if people pass from my land and enjoy the cauntryside,but i dont like people in my property making fire, burning all the wall for just a pleasure to get warm,and what about the young cauples,somethimes i even find contraceptives in my hide and empty bottels of wine,is that right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you only see what you want to see,there s a lot important things to improve to make MALTA a better place to live in

a attard

Jan 6th 2009, 15:14

Well done HSBC, more incentives should be promoted and create more awarness since there is no effective national policy and laws against those who litter the little left country side

@r mangion

Since when Buskett is cared for by birdlife? as far as I know its not, and all birdlife sites such as Foresta (! That looks more like a bush) and Ghadira reserve are open to the general public - no signs saying RTO or keep out. I agree that is a shame of people littering the little left country side - not to mention the still evident dumping sides scattered around, I was shocked getting the wrong road going into Safi from the Hal far road and seeing a huge mound of rubbish just off the airports runway - very sad indeed. No government policy or effective law to curtail this abuse in the meager open spaces left on the islands

salvu abela

Jan 6th 2009, 13:46

@Albert Vella,
You sure you know what you are talking about ? Please note Hunters don`t use RIFLES, they use SHOTGUNS, if you saw (spent) empty Rifle casing, they must have been left maybe by the AFM during their exercise, it`s not the first time that ,empty RIFLE cases are left behind after such exercises.

Albert Vella

Jan 6th 2009, 12:25

I don't know why the hunters (or sympathizers) who are commenting are acting so high and mighty. On a recent walk through Buskett, I did see a lot of rubbish left by irresponsable picnicers which is disgusting but I also saw loads of empty shell casings most likely shot from hunters rifles which is supposedly illegal. Anyone care to comment on that fact?!

Anthony Formosa

Jan 6th 2009, 11:54

@ A.Sultana, first and foremost Buskett was meant for hunting by the knights it was private and not for picnics. Secondly why don't you agree that is wrong and that the public in general needs to learn and respect the countryside, this attitude is not only in Buskett but even on private land and elsewhere. Yes you're right the public do not expect to see dead birds either especially during the turkey season, but we all know that plastic takes almost 50 years to dissolve and a dead bird will serve as a fertilizer.

malcolm said

Jan 6th 2009, 11:29

@a.sultana
Where in the comment of r.mangion was mentioned that buskett should be given back to hunters????????? please illuminate us all.
Even me as a hunter do agree that buskett should be a natural reserve, not given to the hunters BUT NOT given to birdlife also. Buskett should remain a national reserve as it is.

malcolm said

Jan 6th 2009, 10:58

Its incredible how much rubbish the maltese public leaves behind. This scene is seen every monday at Mizieb and the site is cleaned by FKNK members but obviously The Times gives no importance to this. Maybe its time that Mizieb is surrounded with a fence as it was donated to FKNK, to leave the "people" outside and remains clean. A thing that birdlife did, when surrounded ghadira reserve with a fence. Both are reserves, one for hunting and one for birdwatching. right? and both were donated by the goverment.

a sultana

Jan 6th 2009, 10:53

@ r mangion... yes you're right. let's give buskett back to the hunters so that people won't do picnics there and there won't be any rubbish strewn on the ground....only dead birds

Anthony Formosa

Jan 6th 2009, 10:50

Good initiative from HSBC employees, it's also showing that the public in general needs to respect more the countryside. The rubbish collected proves very well that even though this place is public and frequently used by the majority people have no shame to leave the rubbish behind, this is another clear example of what is found in private land after Sunday afternoon.

Last and not least, the FKNK hunters who frequent Mizieb area also deserve the merit for cleaning up the mess on their own expenses every week. Such rubbish can only increase the population of rats, and not one nest will survive.

r mangion

Jan 6th 2009, 10:27

Where is Birdlife Malta ,why do they let people leave so much rubbish,or maybe there are no E.U. funds from there, what a shame do we have such a filthy public that goes to make picnic and leave all rubbish behind,no wonder why land-owners keeps people out off their lands, cause other wise they will find the same thing as Buskett, a lot of rubbish.