CABS report 330 shots during hunting curfew

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter said it registered more than 330 shots fired during the hunting curfew yesterday, including about 200 in Safi. These figures come less than 24 hours after BirdLife Malta said volunteers recorded more than 9,000 shots in three hours on Thursday morning in eight different locations. The hunting federation pooh-poohed these figures, saying BirdLife was “desperate and resorting to report sensationalised tales and gross inaccuracies”. Since 9,000 shots were recorded on Thursday, then, “presumably”, the national hunting quota must have been reached, the Hunting and Trapping Federation said sarcastically. One had to take into consideration the multiple recording of the same shots, that as many as 40 shots could be fired at a fast high-flying turtle dove without a hit, shots being fired at out-of-range birds and activity at clay-pigeon shooting ranges, it added. The federation said it was committed to do its utmost and use all its resources to stop any illegal acts but was also determined to stand up for the rights of the absolute majority of its law-abiding members. CABS reported that 88 shots were registered near Imtaħleb yesterday, adding that a...