Firearms seized by police as BirdLife film child shooting bird in Mizieb BirdLife did not name the man in the footage, but said he is a close relative of a high-ranking Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) official 1 May 2021, 10:30am by Matthew Agius The photo released by BirdLife Malta purports to show a child handling a shotgun in a hunter's hide BirdLife Malta has released a photo of a hunter its says it filmed hunting with a child in Miżieb on the last day of this year’s spring hunting season. The organization denounced the man’s actions as a “criminal act,” describing it as a repeat of last year. The photo was taken inside the FKNK-controlled area of Miżieb – an area which was handed over to the hunting lobby in a secret deal and which has seen a number of illegalities being reported from this area during the spring hunting season.