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Summary: painful but true
Review: A meticulously researched, documented and shcolarly work by one of Malta's best journalists. This book is painful but necessary to read for anyone who, like me, is Maltese, but I have to admit this is all true. There is a section of our fellow country-men who like killing birds and this book examines the phenomeon which shames out country to this day. It attempts to understand why people do it and the facts horrify the reader without the author having to embellish anything. It is a much needed work which Maltese will benefit from reading and discussing. Years from now no one will be able to say "we didn't know" !
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Summary: Loved Malta; Hated Bird Mistreatment
Review: I would only add, that if it were only hunting of birds by the Maltese, I would not be opposed. How many people in Malta-at least La Valetta- did I see who kept large quantities of birds emprisoned in cages. No, the maltese are not the only ones to do this...but per capita they do it more than any other population.-Thomas Seay
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Summary: To all Birders and Animal lovers
Review: It is an invaluable book to the collection of all birders' library. It gives an in depth look about the history of hunting in Malta with tables of birds killed, trapped and taxidermy. With diagrams and graphs. Photos, illustrations, and much more. It talks about the Government politics on hunting. A must buy if you want to learn more about the problem of hunting in the Maltese Islands and if you are interested to stop this evil of hunting and bird killing.
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Summary: To all Birders and Animal lovers
Review: It is an invaluable book to the collection of all birders' library. It gives an in depth look about the history of hunting in Malta with tables of birds killed, trapped and taxidermy. With diagrams and graphs. Photos, illustrations, and much more. It talks about the Government politics on hunting. A must buy if you want to learn more about the problem of hunting in the Maltese Islands and if you are interested to stop this evil of hunting and bird killing.
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Summary: Well written book about an interesting subject
Review: The book is extremely well written with very good narrative and very good command of English. Anyone who is interested in hunting and conservation should read this book. Many hunters, including one reviewer, did not like the book because it has exposed their practices. I have visited Malta many times and witnessed the uncontrolled shooting of birds which is described so well in this book.
The author is evidently an authority in the subject and knows well what he is writing about. The book is well illustrated and all arguments in it are backed with evidence. No wonder the book has a series of reccomendations by Farley Mowat, Greenpeace, the RSPB as well as the British Game Conservancy, a hunters' orgainisation.
A great book by someone who had the guts to expose what goes on in the name of hunting. If there were more people like the author, the world would be a better place to live in.
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Summary: LIES , LIES & LIES
Review: This man has gone against his fellow country men. He has disturbed the image of the Maltese hunters and lead people believe that Maltese hunters are the only people who shoot birds for food. This is not a true factual presentation ! . Daniel Debono
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