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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 15 NOVEMBER 2020 9 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 736. Dartford Warbler THE Dartford warbler is a bird that until the 1970s used to be seen annually, though never common. In recent decades, however, some- thing changed and this diminutive bird is now rarely seen here. It's normal that species sometimes shift their range, diminishing in are- as as they colonise new regions; thanks to climate change this trend has quickened noticeably. The Dartford warbler (bufula tax-xagħri) is a bird of open country with low shrub, such as our garrigue. It's tiny and active, flitting about the shrubs hunting insects and other small invertebrates. Some days ago one was ringed and released by BirdLife researchers in northern Malta. That was one lucky record. (Photo: Ian Balzan) Victor Falzon www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 629 Act for the bees and farmers and sign the petition Save bees and farmers! THE pollinators need you. If you want to help bees and support a re- silient food system, sign the Save Bees and Farmers Petition (an ID card number is required since this is an official EU process). Millions of farmers are being squeezed out by unfair prices, the lack of political support and big corporations. Four million small farms disappeared be- tween 2005 and 2016 in the EU. In Malta, farmers trying to transition to environmentally and economically sustainable farming to put healthy food on our table are not getting the support they deserve. We are al- so facing an emergency with nature disappearing at an unprecedented rate. To stop the extinction of biodiversity and say no to a dead-end sys- tem, Friends of the Earth Malta, together with over a hundred organisa- tions from across the EU, have recently launched a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) with the aim of collecting at least one million signatures. Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support – www.foemalta.org/donate foemalta.org/beesaver Appster Smartphone fun and smarter work Jumbo: Privacy + Security Free Available on Apple, Android Jumbo is a powerful privacy assistant that cleans up your social profiles. The app manages your privacy on four different services: Twitter, Facebook, Google search, and Amazon's Alexa. In the future, Jumbo plans to manage your privacy on Instagram and Tinder as well. TECH RETAILERS contact afarrugia@ mediatoday.com.mt A GOOD WEEK FOR Good Week/Bad Week Don't miss this A BAD WEEK FOR European Cinema Night 2020, showing "Another Round" 19 NOVEMBER 2020 Spazju Kreattiv Cinema 7:30-9:30pm Tickets sold at https:// ticketenginex.kreattivita.org/ "Another Round," will premiere on the night. The film is a 2020 Danish-Swedish drama film, directed by Thomas Vinterberg, from a screenplay by Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm. It stars Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, and Lars Ranthe. For Tik Tok users in the US. The US Commerce Department has halted a ban on TikTok that was due to come into effect on Thursday night. The decision will be a relief to the estimated 100 million US TikTok users. For Friends fans, the eagerly anticipated reunion episode will now start filming next March, according to one of the main cast, Matthew Perry. Rumours were that the episode would be avalible to stream by the end of 2020, but has no been pushed back to 2021. President Trump has said he wants TikTok to be sold to a US company It will air on the HBO Max streaming service Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member