Rare seagull colony in Cyprus on the decline
The European Union has designated the islets off the Karpasia peninsula as a conservation priority under a new international action plan for Audouin’s gull, as monitoring data shows the ...
Wetlands under ‘mounting strain’ from climate change
Wetlands in Cyprus are under growing pressure from climate change and expanding development, BirdLife Cyprus warned on Monday, saying that even protected sites are struggling to cope with rising environmental ...
Evidence mounts of Akrotiri wetland crisis
Alarm over serious ecological degradation at the Akrotiri wetlands was raised by BirdLife Cyprus on Tuesday, which urged an immediate official investigation into abnormal water inflows and pollution detected in ...
Rehabilitated vulture safely released back into the wild
A Gyps Fulvus vulture, which had been brought to Cyprus from Spain in the framework of the Life with Vultures project, has fully recovered and was released back into the ...
EAC and BirdLife sign agreement on biodiversity protection
Cooperation regarding the protection of wild birds and general biodiversity between the EAC and BirdLife is poised to be strengthened following the signing of a mutual agreement on Monday.
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Annual coastal bird survey produces impressive results
The annual coastal bird survey took place on the British bases area (SBA) coastline on September 22 and October 17, recording a total of 392 Eleonora’s Falcons, it was announced on Thursday.
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Further batch of vultures released to grow Cyprus flock
A fourth batch of vultures that arrived in Cyprus from Spain in February were released into the wild late on Thursday as part of efforts to strengthen their population, BirdLife ...
BirdLife welcomes rejection of villa complex near turtle nesting site
The environment department has rejected the proposed development of 69 villas with a reception building and sewerage treatment plant at the entrance to Akamas, a move welcomed on Monday by BirdLife ...
BirdLife Cyprus further challenges Pentakomo project
New concerns about the construction of an aquaculture port on the Pentakomo coastline, home to one of the Mediterranean’s rarest marine mammals, were raised on Tuesday by Birdlife Cyprus.
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BirdLife to take government to court over monk seal habitat
BirdLife Cyprus said on Friday it is taking the government to court, hoping to halt construction of a port in Pentakomo that endangers the habitat of the endangered Mediterranean monk ...
BirdLife: surge in bird trapping as anti-poaching unit fails
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.
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Cyprus welcomes 15 vultures from Spain to boost local population
Fifteen vultures from Spain arrived in Cyprus on Friday, ornithological charity BirdLife Cyprus said.
The measure is part of ongoing efforts to save Cyprus’ critically endangered griffon vulture population, with ...
Environmental NGOs call for compliance with Akamas report
Four environmental organisations slammed the forestry department on Tuesday for not sticking to the guidelines of a Special Ecological Assessment Report (SEA) covering works in the Akamas.
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Stop the pigeons, bring back the hawks
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 ‘...
Bird flies from Hungary to Cyprus in just two months
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.
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Pentakomo project threatens critically endangered species, say environmentalists
Pentakomo harbour threatens seals, say environmentalists
Environmental organisations have called for the immediate termination of works on the Pentakomo harbour, which are threatening the Mediterranean monk seal and the surrounding ...
Windfall farm in Larnaca harms environment, NGOs warn
The construction of a windfall farm in Larnaca violates environmental protection conditions, two NGOs charged on Tuesday.In a joint statement BirdLife Cyprus and Terra Cypria described the construction at ...
Power lines to be marked to stop killing birds
Markings will be placed on a total of 12.5 kilometres of overhead power lines, with the aim of reducing the number of birds flying into them and being killed, ornithological charity ...
BirdLife warns of risks to eagles from new EAC agreement
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 ...
BirdLife says planned port will hit seal population
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 ...
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Two more vultures die of electrocution
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 ...
Cyprus fails to allow recovery of turtle doves
Cyprus is among countries that have so far failed to temporarily ban the hunting of turtle doves, an avian species still trying to recover from an “alarming population decline”.
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Paphos village readies for bird spectacle
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.
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Martin Hellicar’s death ‘a tragic loss for all of Cyprus’
The EU has lost a friend and Cyprus one of its finest conservationists, the representation of the EU Commission in Cyprus said on Tuesday, as it expressed its condolences over ...