A CABS team this morning reported two illegal bird callers used for hunting or trapping to the police.

The devices imitated the calls of protected Oystercatchers and other waterbirds and were switched off and confiscated by the officers.

The lures were found close to the lighthouse where angry bird trappers yesterday attacked a team from Birdlife Malta, CABS said.

It said that last Monday, CABS teams found another large illegal bird trapping site close to Santa Lucija in Gozo. The police were called and confiscated the clap net. Investigations to identify the poacher were launched.

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