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Migratory birds "shot as trophies," says Chris Packham Malta

April 22, 2014 Last updated at 11:13 BST

Migratory birds illegally killed as "trophies" while flying over Malta, the presenter Chris Packham.

A large number of birds through the Mediterranean island, which lies along a migration route between Europe and Africa give.

The wildlife expert on the Today program, told the BBC that Malta has the "highest density" of the illegal bird hunters in the world.

But Sergei Golovkin, chief of the wild birds Regulation Unit Malta, said the use of funds of the additional forces would "significantly" reduced practice.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 's Today program Tuesday, April 22.

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