Very few turtle nests at Lady’s Mile amid increasing human activity
It is possible for people and turtles to co-exist By Panagiotis Georgiou Lady’s Mile is a 5km long beach with exceptional ecological value, that...
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Limassol sets up owl boxes to pursue natural fight against rodents
Two artificial nest boxes for barn owls have been placed near the storm water retention ponds of Limassol-Amathus sewage board in Kato Polemidia to reduce...
Protecting biodiversity – and making it accessible – has paid off for Costa Rica
By Alejandra Echeverri Ochoa and Jeffrey R. Smith After two years of pandemic lockdowns and border closures, global travel appears to be rebounding in much of...
Rangers concerned deep water port could threaten Congo’s sea turtles
By Hereward Holland Each year Christian Ndombe and other park rangers scour the beaches of Democratic Republic of Congo’s vanishing coastline for turtle nests, bringing...
Data from thousands of surveillance cameras confirms that protected areas safeguard species diversity
By Cheng Chen and Cole Burton We have entered what some scientists refer to as Earth’s sixth major extinction. Human disturbances, such as over-harvesting of...
EU says Cyprus should do more to tackle invasive species
Cyprus is not doing enough to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species, which are one of the five major causes of the loss...
Delicate dragonflies slapped on Red List
By Emma Farge Nearly a fifth of dragonflies, insects that play a role in managing diseases by gobbling mosquito larvae, are at threat of extinction due...
The unknown facts behind vulture value
New study shows how vultures reduce carbon footprint and promote tourism Helping the island’s Griffon vulture population to recover not only cleans up nature from...
Pride of place for humble thistle on world environment day
The ministry of agriculture chose the humble Cypriot donkey thistle (Onopordum cyprium), to mark world environment day on Saturday, saying it highlights the intrinsic role...
Time for a rethink: the goats are innocent
The British colonialists blamed roaming, chomping goats for the treeless state of the island and penned them in. How wrong they were By Martin Hellicar...
