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Bird guard operation in Malta is extended

30 September 2008
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has extended its bird guard operations against illegal bird hunting in Malta. “As a result of the massive number of birds shot in the past two weeks some of the...

Rare black stork is shot down in Malta

23 September 2008
Only days after the massacre in Malta of more than 100 endangered raptors, a rare black stork has been shot down. The illegal shooting was filmed by members of the German group Committee Against Bird...

Police seize 75 protected birds in Malta

19 September 2008
The Administrative Law Enforcement police in Malta have seized 75 protected wader and song birds from a greenhouse complex near Bahrija following a tip off. It came from the operations centre of the German...

Sponsored bike ride raises funds for IAR

16 September 2008
A sponsored bike ride took place on 13 September in Norwich to raise money to help IAR's campaign to rescue and rehabilitate the dancing bears in India. The 20 mile ride along Marriotts Way was organised by...

IAR rescues trapped leopard in Indonesia

12 September 2008
At the end of August, following an emergency call from the local forestry department, IAR's team in Indonesia rescued a Javan leopard that had been trapped in a snare for several days. The team set off from...