A hunters' organisation has called on the authorities to reconsider future derogations for quail as the controversial spring hunting season came to an end yesterday.

"Unfortunately", due to the early opening of the season in March, quails were very scarce with very few having been recorded migrating and very few shots were heard, Kaccaturi San Ubertu said this morning.

It said members participated in their annual survey recording migrating quail during the hunting season which will be forwarded to the EU Commission shortly.

While thanking all their members and other hunters for their exemplary behaviour throughout the limited season under derogation, KSU called on the authorities to reconsider future derogations to fall within the period where quails are scientifically known to migrate.

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"KSU would like to show its gratitude towards the enforcement authorities and notes an increasing awareness on bird migration with several members and other hunters posting pictures of birds on social media and collaborating with bird watchers. This trend is increasing in popularity and disproves the perception given by certain factions that hunters still shoot at everything that flies and helps to show the general public the diverse spectrum of birds that migrate over Malta."

While condemning the "handful of illegalities", KSU noted a certain sector that abhors spring hunting fails to recognise reality and still calls for undemocratic measures to ban spring hunting.

 

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