BirdLife: ‘Bring back tough penalties for bird trapping’
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...
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BirdLife Cyprus sees worrying increase in bird trapping
Fieldwork by BirdLife Cyprus shows worrying signs of a big increase in trapping levels, the NGO has said as it called on the state to...
BirdLife protests relaxing of fines to House president
BirdLife Cyprus presented House president Annita Demetriou with 13,700 signatures on Tuesday it gathered to protest the relaxing of fines imposed on the illegal trapping...
First batch of vultures arrive ‘safe and sound’ (pics)
The first 10 Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) arrived on Friday evening at Larnaca airport from Spain, of the 30 that will reinforce the rapidly dwindling...
Several different species observed at bird sanctuary
Several bird species were observed at a sanctuary installed by BirdLife Cyprus two weeks ago in the village of Frenaros, in the Famagusta district, the...
BirdLife launches campaign to protest Akamas development projects
Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus has launched an email campaign to protest development projects threatening the Akamas peninsula. By following this link, participants can co-sign a...
Paphos farmers want action on wood pigeons
The Paphos branch of the Cyprus Union of Farmers (Eka) has reported an increase in damaged crops in the last few weeks. It said the...
BirdLife calls for strict monitoring in hunting of turtle doves this autumn
BirdLife Cyprus is asking for assurances from the Game Service that an EU-mandated programme to limit hunting of the threatened turtle dove this autumn will...
Lake Soros at risk from lead contamination due to hunting
A BirdLife Cyprus study made available on Thursday revealed that Lake Soros, located in the southwestern part of the salt lake near Meneou, is at...
‘Rare’ nesting of ravens sighted after 16 years
For the first time in over 16 years, a pair of ravens has successfully nested in the government-controlled areas and specifically in the Akamas area,...
