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MEPs For Wildlife recently wrote to Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella regarding the Maltese government’s decision to open a turtle dove spring hunting season.<\/p>\n

This decision directly violates a former EU\u00a0court ruling stating that hunting of the turtle dove is not allowed because the species is on a protected conservation list.<\/p>\n

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MEPs For Wildlife recently wrote to Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella regarding the Maltese government’s decision to open a turtle dove spring hunting season. 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