Bird trapping arrest on British bases
British bases police netted a poacher for illegal bird trapping in the Pyla range of Xylophagou and he is now due to appear in court...
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NGO says bird trapping on the rise
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) said that last autumn a total of 140 active bird trapping sites were detected in the districts of Famagusta...
Two fined for bird trapping
Two men, aged 34 and 49, were fined a total of €1,000 in separate cases of possession and use of an illegal device which mimics...
Two arrested and charged after anti-bird trapping incident at Zygi (Updated)
Two men, aged 41 and 51 have been arrested in connection with a case of illegal trapping and killing of wild birds in Zygi, following...
Poacher arrested on suspicion of killing protected birds
Limassol police arrested a 54-year-old man on Wednesday on suspicion of killing protected bird species and illegal possession of live hares. Police launched an investigation...
Stop the rot: environment lessons Cyprus has to learn
This month, guest columnist Martin Harper, regional director for BirdLife Europe and Central Asia, writes about key nature conservation challenges in Cyprus after his recent...
Anti-trapping activist says was attacked by poachers in Avgorou
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) on Friday said one of its members was violently attacked the previous night by bird trappers in Avgorou and...
Activists attacked, threatened with shotgun, bird protection group says
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has said one of its members was threatened with a shotgun and attacked by a group of bird trappers...
Activists say they found dead birds at trapping site
Members of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) in Cyprus said on Friday they found several dead birds including three owls at a mist-netting site...
Illegal firearms and drugs convictions in SBA Court
A Greek Cypriot man from Xylophagou was convicted for the illegal possession of a shotgun whilst banned from using one and for possessing a shotgun...
