BirdLife insists it will continue to film illegal hunting

Emmanuel Curmi

Jan 10th, 07:29

On the same reasoning that FKNK are saying that it is illegal to film them, why don't we remove all CCTV cameras from the streets/shops/places of interest? it should be illegal in that way as well, or no?.....if you're doing something "legal" why should you not like to be filmed?..I, for one, would be glad to be filmed: it would show that I'm abiding to the law.....

R. Caruana

Jan 10th, 06:54

Il-famuz sit, imsemmi ma' kulhadd uTube, jidhru videos u clips mill-BirdLife ta' nies bis-senter f'idejhom mexjin fil-berah u kollha jidhru li jingibdu mill-boghod u jgibuhom mill-vicin bil-camera. L-ebda clip ma kien jidher li qed jipprotegi l-identita' ta' dak li jkun. Qishom il-Birdlife qed jikkundannaw lil dak li jkun ghaddej min hemm qisu qattiel! Nahseb kulhadd jiddejjaq, tkun ghaddej mill-Belt, jieqaf xi hadd quddiemek, ma tafux u jigbidlek ritratt u jibqa' sejjer. Nahseb kulhadd imur warajh biex jara ghaliex ghamel hekk! F'dan il-kaz, kemm minnhom mill-birdlife, ser jieqfu javzaw lil min ikun ghaddej li ser jehdulu r-ritratti? Dawn tal-birdlife, iktar qishom qed ikunu ghassa ghall-kaccaturi biex jaraw l-inqas mossa li jaghmlu dawn, donnhom kriminali... Kelli bzonn il-kriminali propja fil-pajjiz, jigu mghassa hekk!

Jien ma naqbilx ma' kull tip ta' kacca, imma naqbel mal-privatezza tal-individwu! Dawn tal-birdlife ahjar joqghodu attenti kif jigbdu l-videos u jaghmlu show bin-nies li ma jkunu qed jaghmlu xejn hazin, semplici ghaddejjin mit-triq!

Mela jibzghu ghall-hajja tal-ghasfur u ghall-identita' tan-nies ma jibzghux! Tajjeb jekk joqghodu attenti minn min jikser il-ligi imma mhux li jaghmlu l-haga bl-addocc lanqas! Trid tarhom jghassu fuq in-nies, lanqas tazza kafe ma tista' tiehu bihom ghax kollox jinnutaw u jitfghu fuq il-utube... Il-moderazzjoni hija tajba f'kollox, biex josservaw il-ligi, ma ghandux ghalfejn wiehed jghasses fuq dak li jkun qisna tfal zghar! Nahseb kulhadd jaf x'inhi l-ligi u kulhadd ghandu jkun responsabbli ghaliha. Mhux fil-kacca biss imma f'kull haga, tibda mill-edukazzjoni tas-sewqan fit-toroq... hawn min jghasses fuqek fuq kif issuq u johodlok ritratt ghax bqajt ghaddej gass down minn fuq l-istop sign? Le... mela ejja naraw l-affarijiet li jolqtu l-pajjiz kollu wkoll!

Silvio Mizzi

Jan 10th, 05:06

every time filming ? Not illegal hunting filming the public interest On private areas ? Data protection act not illegal no filming ????

Joe Fenech

Jan 9th, 21:48

"It said that recent communication received from the Data Protection Commissioner did not, as the FKNK claimed, request that BirdLife Malta gains the consent of hunters before filming them or say that BirdLife Malta may not process such footage."

ONE DOES NOT NEED CONSENT TO FILM AN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY? DOES ANYONE ASK FOR CONSENT WHEN FILMING CCTV FOOTAGE?

mark borg

Jan 9th, 21:28

well done Bird Life ! keep up the good work

george D smith

Jan 9th, 21:17

George D Smith
Well done Bird Life, keep on taking footage of these people. Not for the public interest, but for the interest of the birds they are kiling and trapping. This horrible activity should be banned for good.

LOUIS JOSEPH BORG

Jan 9th, 20:40

Just like the euro elections when they only got 3000 votes dispite bluffing they have 40000 votes and now they say they cannot be filmed!
well by time the whole of malta will be under camera so stop wasting your own time and obey the law and you have nothing to worry about!

Pia Attard

Jan 9th, 19:33

The solution is simple, if someone doesn't want to be filmed hunting illegally, then they should NOT hunt illegally!

We will not be bullied out of our national parks, out of enjoying peaceful moments in the countryside because some hunters think it's their right to hunt whenever they want and kill whatever they want.

Emma Xerri

Jan 9th, 19:26

Then cameras in the streets which continually film the goings on around them should also be illegal.

This has nothing to do with the Data Protection Act - these 'hunters' are in the public domain and what has remained of our fields and wilderness to practice their 'hobby' and thereby depriving the rest of us of our rights to enjoy birdlife nature unmolested. The hunters lobby are a small minority but they are vocal and aggresive (mostly males) whereas the truth is that more then 90% percent of the Maltese are very politely telling them and our governmet that we are tired of being bullied - and for what, for the sake of a few votes. If the PN and PL were honest, they would not court the hunters but should come out in favour of the environment and nature and the rights of migratory birds and the majority of the Maltese and inform this aggresive lobby to take their votes and put them where the sun don't shine. But that didn't happen yet did it? This clearly show that our politicians are ready and willing to be bribed, just as long as they can come to or cling to power.

Rosalind Agius

Jan 9th, 19:09

Thank you Birdlife Malta for your great work.
Being born and raised in Burmarrad I know exactly what hunting means in Malta. Shooting every bird in sight. I was once playing with my sister on our home roof when this beautiful bird passes nearly above us. A hunter shot it, a rain of pellets fell on me and my sister burning us, like tiny needles all over our bodies, and of course the bird was butchered to death with the pellets.
So keep up your great work and stop the bird massacre that is going on.

HENRY FENECH AZZOPARDI

Jan 9th, 19:08

I honestly feel that so long as BIRDLIFE acts within the law and helps in curbing on illegal hunting whatever proof thay can provide whether it is filming or photoes is acceptable.

This is the only way that law abiding hunters may exercise their rights and stop being penalised for the wrong doing of poachers.

I encourage BIRDLIFE in their action, however, their findings have to be reported to the authorities and not splashed in the media tarnishing our country in the process.

Illegal activity has to be stopped and it is wrong of BIRDLIFE to make pressure to abolish hunting just because there are some who abuse.

The authorities have to implement the same principles where illegal activity is concerned whether it is hunting, drugs drinking etc.

Malcolm Mizzi

Jan 9th, 18:08

there's a slight difference between using the videos and photos as evidence and sharing/ publishing them without the consent of the people filmed. and that slight difference is what the data protection act is about.

D. Xerri

Jan 9th, 17:50

Well if the General Election is on the Doorstep Maybe PN or the Prime Minister will send a letter to the hunters again promising them and guaranteeing them with a nice signature at the bottom !

Ivan Calleja

Jan 9th, 17:30

Well done Birdlife...Keep it up!!! FKNK is not credible at all...anymore!!

Kevin Spiteri

Jan 9th, 17:16

Hey Birdlife... If you want a good location to film this kind of stuff just come to the valley between Madliena and Gharghur on any day and at anytime... your intervention would be much appreciated as when i called the police on a number of occasions nothing was done... maybe if you bring your film crews over here i won't be woken up by the sounds of shotguns firing and pellets falling on my car... thanks

Mr Joe Camilleri

Jan 9th, 16:36

Oh please shut up, once and for all.

George Smith

Jan 9th, 16:36

Wlldone Birdlife !! Hemm Data Protection ghall dawk li jiehdu ritratti tan nis jew clips bil mobils biex wara jamluwom fuq Youtube.com ? Dawn il kaccaturi jew nassaba li ikunu qedin jabbuzaw ghandom jieqfu u tajjeb il pulizija ikolla PROVI ta dan .

MALCOLM SEYCHELL

Jan 9th, 16:16

Arrest them. The law should be equal for all. I am sure Dr Chris Said will be a much better job than CMB