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Malta has narrowly voted in a referendum not to ban spring hunting, in which migrating birds are shot before they can breed. Campaigners for the ban
Malta has narrowly voted in a referendum not to ban spring hunting, in which migrating birds are shot before they can breed.
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Campaigners for the ban have conceded defeat after pro-hunt activists won an estimated 51 percent of the vote.
Critics say large number of turtle doves and quail are shot as they fly over Malta towards Europe.