Three Gozitan men were charged with hunting in prohibited areas over the past weeks.
Adam Vella, 30, of Victoria, Joemar Saliba, 18, and a 17-year-old, both of Xewkija, pleaded not guilty to hunting close Ta’ Ċenċ and Kalkara tal-Ġir in the limits of Sannat.
The younger teenager is not being named as he is a minor.
Police Inspector Josric Mifsud prosecuted.