Groups of Protected Species

 

Certain groups are protected in their entirety under the relevant legislation:

  1. All native wild birds are protected, except those listed in Schedules II and III of S.L. 549.42 – Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations (which are subject to regulated hunting or trapping).
  2. All hawk and sphinx moths (family Sphingidae) protected under Schedule VI of S.L. 549.44 – Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations.
  3. All Gliridae except Glis glis & Eliomys quiercinus protected under Schedule V of S.L. 549.44 – Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations.
  4. All Microchiroptera (bats) protected under Schedule V of S.L. 549.44 – Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations and those which are found under Annex I of Resolution 9.2: Amendment of the Annex to the EUROBATS Agreement as presented below:

Pteropodidae

Rousettus aegyptiacus

 

Emballonuridae

Taphozous nudiventris

 

Rhinolophidae

Rhinolophus blasii

Rhinolophus euryale

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Rhinolophus mehelyi

 

Vespertilionidae

Barbastella barbastellus

Barbastella caspica

Eptesicus anatolicus

Eptesicus isabellinus

Eptesicus nilssonii

Eptesicus ognevi

Eptesicus serotinus

Hypsugo savii

Myotis alcathoe

Myotis bechsteinii

Myotis blythii

Myotis brandtii

Myotis capaccinii

Myotis crypticus

Myotis dasycneme

Myotis daubentonii

Myotis davidii

Myotis emarginatus

Myotis escalerai

Myotis hoveli

Myotis myotis

Myotis mystacinus

Myotis nattereri

Myotis punicus

Myotis schaubi

Myotis tschuliensis

Nyctalus azoreum

Nyctalus lasiopterus

Nyctalus leisleri

Nyctalus noctula

Otonycteris hemprichii

Pipistrellus hanaki

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Pipistrellus maderensis

Pipistrellus nathusii

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Plecotus auritus

Plecotus austriacus

Plecotus gaisleri

Plecotus kolombatovici

Plecotus macrobullaris

Plecotus sardus Mucedda

Plecotus teneriffae

Vespertilio murinus

 

Miniopteridae

Miniopterus pallidus

Miniopterus schreibersii

 

Molossidae

Tadarida teniotis

 

5. All Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales protected under Schedule V of S.L. 549.44 – Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations.
6. All endemic species, unless explicitly exempted in Schedule X of S.L. 549.44.

Definition of the term “endemic” as defined in S.L. 549.44: “Endemic” means those species found in Malta and which are either species of biogeographical importance or species whose native distribution range is limited to Malta only or to the Central Mediterranean region only, whereby the latter region includes Sicily and circum-Sicilian islands (including Pantelleria and the Pelagian Islands), the Maltese Islands and islands off Tunisia. Such endemic species also include possibly endemic species whose taxonomic status or identity requires further analysis.