Birds, Bins and Bullets Sample Trailer

Malta is well known in bird-watching circles for its annual slaughter of birds of prey and illegal spring hunting. Conservationists from all over the world attend camps there in an effort to combat this traditional pastime, and to wrestle the countryside from the grip of 15,000 hunters and trappers. For over 20 years the two main political parties in Malta have been hi-jacked by the hunting and trapping lobby, thereby allowing the indiscriminate slaughter of protected species to carry on unabated. Since Maltas accession to the E.U. the poaching of birds for inclusion in hunters taxidermy collections continues despite the EU Birds and Habitats Directive. Birds, Bins & Bullets follows a group of birdwatchers from the UK as they work alongside the Malta Police Force and Birdlife Malta volunteers in their fight against this illegal hunting. This is about international conservation and about reclaiming the countryside for the birds, and for the people of Malta. Aggressive and abusive hunters, cars blown up and sabotaged, forest rangers and conservationists shot at, nature reserves vandalised and loaded weapons seized by unarmed police officers: This is conservation at the sharp end. Whilst the trailer illustrates the scale of the problem, the full length feature reveals the politics behind the problem and the varying degrees of success that the conservationists and volunteers are having. With your help, they will achieve much more. Visit www.birdlifemalta.org for details.

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[redkinsleyking2]

jien kaccatur ok u kburi issa jekk antkom problema b dik busuli sormi il kacca ija delizju bhal futbol ok titwiled deletant tal kacca u it turists li jigu min kullumkien ahjar imorru lura pajjizom u jaraw id deliti li jsiru emm mela jigu aw malta. jekk xeba jaraw asafar nizlin jitilqu jamluna pjacir . u jamlu ageb ax tinqaatel tajra ala ma jarawx pajjizom kemm jinqaklu tajr em 

[TheBaldIbis]

2 translates as "Im a hunter and proud of ti. If you have a problem with it kiss my ass hunting is a hobby like football ok you are born a hunting hobbyist and tourists that come from everywhere better go back to your country and see the crimes committed there instead of coming here. If youre fed up of seeing birds going down leave you’d be doing us a favour. And you make a fuss over a dead bird, see how many are killed in your country

[TheBaldIbis]

2 translates as "Im a hunter and proud of ti. If you have a problem with it kiss my ass hunting is a hobby like football ok you are born a hunting hobbyist and tourists that come from everywhere better go back to your country and see the crimes committed there instead of coming here. If youre fed up of seeing birds going down leave you’d be doing us a favour. And you make a fuss over a dead bird, see how many are killed in your country

[TheBaldIbis]

@redkinsleyking2 Im a hunter and proud of ti. If you have a problem with it kiss my ass hunting is a hobby like football ok you are born a hunting hobbyist and tourists that come from everywhere better go back to your country and see the crimes committed there instead of coming here. If youre fed up of seeing birds going down leave you’d be doing us a favour. And you make a fuss over a dead bird, see how many are killed in your country

[TheBaldIbis]

@redkinsleyking2 Im a hunter and proud of ti. If you have a problem with it kiss my ass hunting is a hobby like football ok you are born a hunting hobbyist and tourists that come from everywhere better go back to your country and see the crimes committed there instead of coming here. If youre fed up of seeing birds going down leave you’d be doing us a favour. And you make a fuss over a dead bird, see how many are killed in your country

[TheBaldIbis]

@redkinsleyking2 translates as - Im a hunter and proud of ti. If you have a problem with it kiss my ass hunting is a hobby like football ok you are born a hunting hobbyist and tourists that come from everywhere better go back to your country and see the crimes committed there instead of coming here. If youre fed up of seeing birds going down leave you’d be doing us a favour. And you make a fuss over a dead bird, see how many are killed in your country

[sebastianflash64]

malta . what a beautifull island the maltese are so good looking and friendly how can you not like it

! best place out of the uk ive been.this bird shooting lets it down though hope it stops soon.

[toffeeeagle92]

Hey, I'm from Halifax (UK) but my mum's Maltese and we go to Malta every year. The Maltese Islands are beautiful and have some great wildlife. And the people are so friendly. However, this hunting is a huge shame - I don't understand the need to hunt, but I know some people feel it as a tradition. However, these people are shooting the magnificent birds that don't even stop for long - why?

[TheBaldIbis]

@redkinsleyking2 translates - Im a hunter and proud of ti. If you have a problem with it kiss my ass hunting is a hobby like football ok you are born a hunting hobbyist and tourists that come from everywhere better go back to your country and see the crimes committed there instead of coming here. If youre fed up of seeing birds going down leave you’d be doing us a favour. And you make a fuss over a dead bird, see how many are killed in your country

[TheBaldIbis]

@redkinsleyking2 translates - Im a hunter and proud of ti. If you have a problem with it kiss my ass hunting is a hobby like football ok you are born a hunting hobbyist and tourists that come from everywhere better go back to your country and see the crimes committed there instead of coming here. If youre fed up of seeing birds going down leave you’d be doing us a favour. And you make a fuss over a dead bird, see how many are killed in your country

[paintballisawsome]

i dont mind hunting to eat your kill but shooting for fun is just wrong

[TheBaldIbis]

If he was my father, I would be busy educating him in the ways of bird-watching and sharing with him the joys of seeing wild creatures living out a natural existence in a natural environment. I am sure he, and you, will discover far more pleasure seeing birds behaving naturally than you will by keeping them in the restraining environment of an aviary or cage. Break free from the past and learn to enjoy the future.