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.
“Some 620,000 ...
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.
Terra Cypria and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Martin Abbas Hellicar dies aged 56 (Updated)
Highly respected environmentalist and journalist Martin Abbas Hellicar died on Saturday, aged 56.
He passed away in hospital where he was being treated after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident ...
NGOs call for no further work on Akamas
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.
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‘Pensioner’ flamingos, aged 20 and 28, at Larnaca salt lake
Two flamingos observed at the Larnaca salt lake have been determined to be living to a ripe old age, environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus reported.
In a post on social media ...
Protection groups lambast paltry bird trapping fines
Approximately 435,000 birds, including migratory and threatened species, were illegally trapped and killed last autumn according to bird welfare organisations.
The latest reports on bird trapping were found by BirdLife Cyprus, ...
Costis, a vulture success story – so far
Nearly time to breed: the ‘LIFE with Vultures’ project is slowly gaining ground
The first days of the New Year bring hope in a rather odd form: a lighter shade ...
Poisoning behind more than half of vulture deaths
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 ...
Cyprus receives more vultures to boost island population
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 ...
‘Future of the Akamas is at risk’ (photos)
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 ...