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...
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How green focused are our political parties?
The final part of the Cyprus Mail’s look at the environmental policies of the main political parties ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections focuses on their...
Bird trapper fined €9,200 after being videoed using limesticks
Bird trapper has been fined €9,200 after the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) filmed him setting up traps for songbirds in the Famagusta area and...
NGO concern over rise of illegal bird trapping this spring
Bird trapping with limesticks is on the rise this spring, after years of steady decline of the illegal activity during the season, the Committee Against...
Use of limesticks for bird trapping on the rise
Bird trapping with the use of mist nets is at its lowest level in almost two decades but the use of limesticks is on the...
Ramifications for Cyprus after European court rules on bird trapping
In a decision that could have a bearing on Cyprus, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Wednesday that the fact that...
The search for common ground on hunting
The director of BirdLife Cyprus says controlled hunting can be compatible with wildlife conservation By Martin Hellicar Conservationists and hunters should talk more, but...
Hunters complain activists disrupt legal activities
The united hunters association said on Monday they had sent a letter to the interior ministry complaining about the increasing number of environmental activists disrupting...
Bases gear up for illegal bird trapping season
As the illegal bird trapping season looms ahead, the British bases announced that over €10,000 in fines have already been issued recently as well as...
MPs urged to reject bird hunting bill
BirdLife Cyprus on Wednesday called on MPs not to pass as law a bill proposing fining only €200 those found hunting protected bird species, warning...
Two bird trappers caught in separate incidents
Police caught two men on Monday attempting to catch wild birds in the Paphos area. In the first instance, police fined a 34-year-old man €2,000,...
Bird trapping action in Cyprus disappoints says Birdlife
While the low levels of bird trapping in the British bases show it is possible to tackle illegal activities, the lack of action by the...
CABS says bird poaching still rampant in Cyprus
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) reported on Thursday that there had been 456 cases of wildlife crime uncovered by their volunteers in the last...
Bird trappers wanted for attacking activists surrender to police
Two bird trappers from Vryssoules wanted by British bases (SBA) police for attacking and injuring a bird , have turned themselves in, the Committee Against...
Anti-bird trapping activist injured in poaching scuffle
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) on Wednesday demanded that the government restore the police anti-poaching unit after one of their volunteers was attacked by a criminal...
Bird activists will monitor Cyprus through migratory season
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) announced on Thursday that its volunteers would continue to monitor the migration and poaching of wild birds in Cyprus...
Covert surveillance sees more trappers caught, fined by SBA court
By Christos Papadopoulos The British Bases (SBA) court in Dhekelia on Wednesday handed out sentences to four more bird trappers caught on covert cameras in...
Record low in bird-trapping incidents, NGO says
A record low in the number of bird-trapping incidents was recorded by the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) during their six-week spring protection camp in...
Repeat bird trapper caught red handed using limesticks
A Paralimni bird trapper was caught red-handed for the sixth time, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) and the SPA (Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt Foundation) said...
EC report says Cyprus has good beaches, too many birds trapped
Despite some progress on illegal bird trapping in Cyprus, numbers are still unacceptably high, the latest Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) of the European Commission said....