A live decoy bird kept in a small cage by bird trappers on the Maltese island of Gozo. Up to 20,000 trappers take part.

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A live decoy bird kept in a small cage by bird trappers on the Maltese island of Gozo. Up to 20,000 trappers take part in the autumn trapping season of migratory birds which lasts until December 31.

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Size: 4000px × 2669px
Location: Gozo Malta
Photo credit: © Andrew Hasson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: cruelty, flight, helpless, hunting, massac, massacre, migration, route, senseless, shocking, shooting, slaughter, tradition, trapping