Birds of Passage - Hunting and Conservation in Malta

Bird migration between Europe and Africa is a fraught journey, particularly in the Mediterranean, where migratory birds are shot and trapped in large numbers. In Malta, thousands of hunters share a shrinking countryside. They also rub shoulders with a strong bird-protection and conservation lobby. Drawing on years of ethnographic fieldwork, this book traces the complex interactions between hunters, birds and the landscapes they inhabit, as well as the dynamics and politics of bird conservation. Birds of Passage looks at the practice and meaning of hunting in a specific context, and raises broader questions about human-wildlife interactions and the uncertain outcomes of conservation.

List of contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Troubled Journeys

Chapter 2. All in the Blood

Chapter 3. The Rising Tide of Conservation

Chapter 4. Making Place for Hunting

Chapter 5. Watching over Migrants

Chapter 6. How Many Fowl Is Fair?

Conclusion

Glossary of Species Mentioned in the Book

References

Index

About the author

Mark-Anthony Falzon is a social anthropologist at the University of Malta and a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. His publications include Cosmopolitan Connections: The Sindhi Diaspora, 1860–2000 (OUP-India, 2005), Multi-sited Ethnography: Theory, Praxis and Locality in Contemporary Research (Ashgate, 2009) and The Sindhis (Penguin, 2022).

Product details

• Authors: Mark-Anthony Falzon, Falzon Mark-Anthony
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781789207668
• ISBN: 978-1-78920-766-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology; Environmental Anthropology and
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Malta, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Social and cultural anthropology, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, SDG 15