An undiscovered gem

Abstract

Travellers often boast about the splendid greenery and the amazing animals and birds that grace the landscape in foreign lands. Such arrogance often leaves some of my friends both impressed and worried about our apparent 'lack' of scenic splendour. Perhaps, it is a contagious attitude for Maltese people to feel ashamed of our natural heritage.... there are no tigers or big game animals to observe, there is a distinct lack of forests and lakes, and presumably a feeling of environmental neglect infiltrates our minds. But this is far from the truth. My view is that most people do not know what fantastic scenes and marvellous creatures inhabit our island.