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An increase in bird trapping has been recorded, highlighting the failure of the police anti-poaching unit to tackle organised trapping groups, BirdLife Cyprus said in its autumn 2024 trapping report. “Some 620,000 ...

In what might appear to be a return to the Middle Ages, Diko MP Chrysanthos Savvides suggested this week that the mediaeval practice of falconry should be legalised to stop ‘...

A small bird, a chiffchaff, was found in a bird lover’s garden over Christmas after having flown to the island all the way from Hungary, BirdLife said on Tuesday. ...

BirdLife Cyprus on Monday expressed its strong opposition to the environment department expanding the Electricity Authority’s (EAC) overhead network in the protected territory of the endangered Griffon vulture, at ...

Major concerns were raised by BirdLife Cyprus on Friday over the approval for the construction of a new fish farming port in Pentakomos in an area important for the conservation ...

Two more Griffon vultures have been found dead from electrocution on the power distribution network in Cyprus, NGO Birdlife has announced. The latest fatalities bring the number of vultures killed ...

In a few days time the annual spectacle of migrant swallows gathering in the village of Mesana in the Paphos district will again be visible, the community council has warned. ...

Environmental NGOs on Tuesday once more sounded the alarm over ongoing developments in the Akamas national park, amid evidence that controversial road widening projects were still ongoing or had resumed. ...

Stiffer fines and punishments are necessary for people using poisonous agricultural products, as in the past three decades almost three dozen Griffon Vultures, a protected species, have been killed by ...

Another 15 vultures have arrived in Cyprus from Spain as part of ongoing efforts to save the endangered Griffon Vulture species on the island, it was announced on Tuesday. The birds ...

Serious violations are taking place as the first phase of the Akamas development plan gets underway, nature and wildlife protection groups said on Monday, warning that the future of the ...

The recent rescue of a vulture is a stark proof of the power of human intervention, BirdLife Cyprus said after a bird was lost in Paphos forest. One of a ...

Bird trapping with nets has almost halved in Cyprus when comparing autumn 2022 with the previous year, BirdLife Cyprus announced on Tuesday, calling the results “promising”. The figures reveal a 49 per ...

As of Wednesday, using lead shot ammunition in wetlands is illegal in all 27 EU countries, as well as Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein, BirdLife Cyprus said, calling on the Cyprus government ...

Two men, two dogs are on a mission – to put an end to animal poisoning She pauses, sniffs again, then stops. Sofie then sits, stock-still. This is the cue for ...

A record €21,000 fine has been imposed for the killing of wild birds using poison baits, BirdLife Cyprus said on Monday. The fine represents a big step forward that will hopefully ...

Environmental NGOs BirdLife Cyprus, Terra Cypria, Cyprus Natural Coastline and the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation have urged the government to present a final draft of the Akamas local development plan ...

Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus has announced that it has begun working on a project in Frenaros to transform an extensive plot of land into a natural reserve for birds and ...

Eight vultures were released into the wild on Wednesday after being sent to the island from Spain to help boost the population here, BirdLife said. They are expected to be ...

Exhibition highlights the methods used by poachers and trappers to earn big money on the island The story of the illegal killing of migratory birds in Cyprus, through a post-mortem ...

Bird experts from the Spanish region of Andalusia will be in Cyprus this week to hold a seminar explaining how to identify poisoned baits, BirdLife Cyprus said on Monday. The ...

Local NGO BirdLife Cyprus in an open letter to environment department director, Costas Hadjipanayiotou, said there was a need to urgently issue a negative assessment report on the latest proposed ...

Two sniffer dogs trained to find poison are already proving their worth Sofie and Dixie, two border collies specially trained to detect poison baits as part of an EU-funded programme ...

BirdLife Cyprus has called on the government to reinstate stiff penalties for illegal bird trapping, stressing that the European Commission is likely to start fining Cyprus for failing to tackle ...