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 bird sounds to attract prey, police said on ...
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 a complaint by anti-trapping activists.
The two ...
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 last week after a dead ...
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 visit to our island
There ...
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 left needing urgent medical assistance.
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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 in the district of Famagusta ...
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 in Liopetri, in the Famagusta ...
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 and explosives in a game ...
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 main priorities in ...
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 reported him to the authorities.
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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 Bird Slaughter (CABS) reported on ...
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 rise, boosted by a change ...
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 limesticks were supposedly a traditional ...
The search for common ground on hunting
The director of BirdLife Cyprus says controlled hunting can be compatible with wildlife conservation
Conservationists and hunters should talk more, but dialogue with the hunting lobby is not my favourite ...