A decade to save the planet: almost half the world’s birds are in decline
It is a call to action, not an ‘all is lost’ message. Nonetheless, it is sobering. Very sobering By Martin Hellicar The latest State of...
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The cat conundrum: lovable pets with a killer instinct
Free-ranging cats have caused or contributed to 33 modern-era extinctions of birds, mammals and reptiles By Martin Hellicar We need to talk about cats, however...
Two arrested and charged after anti-bird trapping incident at Zygi (Updated)
Two men, aged 41 and 51 have been arrested in connection with a case of illegal trapping and killing of wild birds in Zygi, following...
Poacher arrested on suspicion of killing protected birds
Limassol police arrested a 54-year-old man on Wednesday on suspicion of killing protected bird species and illegal possession of live hares. Police launched an investigation...
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...
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...
Injured birds released back into the wild in Akrotiri
Staff from the Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre and members of the cyprus Game and Fauna Service, this week released four protected bird species back...
Arrest after cannabis and wild birds found on Limassol property
A 56-year-old has been arrested by the drugs squad after police found 37 cannabis plants and a number of dead wild birds in his home...
NGO criticises decision to allow hunting in Larnaca’s Lake Soros
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) has criticised the Cyprus government for allowing hunters to shoot in an area where protected migratory birds fly, fearing...
The birdman of Cyprus
One Nicosia-based private vet specialises in treating wild animals, but his main obsession is birds As a boy, Constantinos Antoniou watched and counted birds while...
