The authorities goes to permit a ‘research period’ for seven species of song-birds as from Friday 20 October.
In a press release, the Gozo Ministry mentioned that after considering the suggestions from the Ornis Committee, a “period of research” for seven species of song-birds will open from 20 October and run till 20 December this yr.
The Ministry mentioned that anyone taking part on this analysis interval should comply with strict rules of a particular license.
The rules at the start oblige anybody who traps a song-bird to let it again into the wild instantly after checking whether or not it has been ringed and to additionally report it instantly both by freephone on 8000 2020 from a cell phone registered of their identify or by the Game Reporting MT app.
The person can also be obliged to put in writing all the small print of any ringed birds that they might catch on the respective type, and report it on the identical day as properly.
The licence-holder can also be inspired to take a brief video displaying the song-bird being allowed again to the wild from the identical place that it’s caught.
The licence-holder should additionally report their analysis effort each time they participate in a analysis venture and never catch something by the Freephone 8000 2020 or by the Game Report MT app.
Meanwhile, the federal government will even enable the trapping of Song Thrushes (Malvizz) as from 20 October to 31 December and of the Plover (Pluvier) as from 1 November to 10 January 2024.
The quotas are 5,000 for Song Thrushes and 700 for Plovers.
Anyone licensed for the trapping of those two species can be obliged to right away report their catch by Freephone on 8000 2020 or by the Game Reporting MT app, and to fill within the respective type if the chook occurs to be ringed.
Any unsuccessful trapping effort should even be reported by the aforementioned means.
