A spring hunting season will be opened this year following a recommendation by the government's advisory body – the Ornis Committee – yesterday afternoon, sources confirmed. Turtle doves and quails will once more be targeted during their migratory period after five of the seven members of the Ornis Committee voted in favour. These were the representatives of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, the Hunters Federation (FKNK) and the three 'independent' members chosen by the government The only one to vote against was Birdlife. The committee's chair abstained. The opening and closing dates and the quotas will be announced in due course. The recommendation follows the narrow victory of the pro-hunting lobby in a referendum held last year to ban the controversial practice of killing birds while on their way to their breeding grounds. A second vote was taken at the Ornis Committee to recommend to government that, in view of the international re-classification of the turtle dove as a threatened species, special measures should be taken to further reduce the impact of spring hunting on that species. In a rare move, this was welcomed with a unanimous vote. Turtle dove numbers...
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