The government has no information showing that the Maltese bee has become extinct, Sustainable Development Minister Leo Brincat told opposition MP Toni Bezzina today.

Replying to a parliamentary question, Mr Brincat also said there was no information on the size of the population of Maltese bees on the islands.

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