New lease of life for poisoned falcon
The Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre, working alongside the Game Fund, have successfully fitted a GPS transmitter to an Eleonora falcon which was found poisoned...
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Migratory birds celebrated with Birds Connect Our World theme
The Game and Wildlife service on Monday announced the theme for this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, is celebrated annually around the world on May...
Bird groups say illegal shooting in Cyprus must stop
The illegal shooting of protected bird species in areas around Cyprus during the peak of bird migration was on Friday strongly condemned by NGOs Committee...
A second chance for sick birds
From exhausted migratory birds to poisoned eagles, the wildlife hospital nurses them back to health Over the last 25 years thousands of injured birds...
‘Shameful’ projects will harm nature says Birdlife
The Paphos-Polis highway, the wind farm in the protected Koshi-Pallourokampos area, and the EAC photovoltaic park within an important bird area near two Natura 2000...
Large number of poison baits found in rural areas, game service says
The game and wildlife service said on Wednesday it had found a large number of poison baits in rural areas of the Nicosia and Paphos...
Healed pelicans being released to the wild on Friday
The Game Fund will release two pelicans on Friday at the Akrotiri salt lake. Before they are released at 11am they will be ringed at...
Man fined €2K for possession of dead birds
A 63-year-old man from Famagusta was fined €2,000 on Friday after he was caught in possession of 36 dead wild birds. The birds were found...
Huge stash of contraband found on Pyla premises
A Greek Cypriot, 42, was remanded for two days on Wednesday as a suspect for the illegal possession of tobacco products, wild birds and medicines....
Birds freed into the wild
With the participation of primary school pupils from Nicosia, the Game Service on Friday released seven birds it had rehabilitated after they were found injured....
Animal Party taking its message to other parties
Legislation surrounding animal welfare needs to undergo a huge overhaul, the Animal Party said on Tuesday during a meeting with Akel’s leadership. The Animal Party,...
Conservationists urge MPs to reject controversial hunting law bill
Conservationists made a last-ditch appeal to MPs in Thursday to reject a bill that introduces relaxations and loopholes to the hunting law, making it harder...
BirdLife publishes guide to species needing protections
BirdLife International has just released the publication European birds of conservation concern: populations, trends and national responsibilities it said on Wednesday. The publication summarises the...
News podcast: Cyprus’ endangered turtles
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
Public warned not to ‘rescue’ baby birds
Conservation group BirdLife Cyprus urged the public on Tuesday to refrain from ‘rescuing’ baby birds this spring, potentially doing more harm than good. BirdLife said...
Bases and government urged to do more to protect birds (updated)
Approximately 2.3 million birds have been killed in Cyprus in autumn 2016 alone, a new study by BirdLife Cyprus found. From August to October more...
Personal safety a worry for game wardens
GAME wardens have expressed concerns over their personal safety in relation with proposed legislation on hunting that substantially raises spot fines for offenders. In a...
Blitz on illegal bird trappers
XYLOFAGOU and Xylotympou police were kept busy over the last couple of days with a number of cases involving offences of illegal bird trapping in...
Bird trapper resists arrest
A bird trapper caught in the act attacked and injured two MMAD officers during his arrest, police said on Thursday. Police say members of the...
CABS accuses British bases of inaction on bird trapping, bases hit back
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said on Monday they had launched an international protest to convince the new British government under Prime Minister Theresa...
