The problem with hunters: close encounters of the unpleasant kind
I never thought I’d spend my Sunday talking with hunters. Hunting is an alien concept to me. Why anyone enjoys shooting animals, when there is...
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Hunters call for government to step up action against poisonings
Hunters on Sunday called on the government to take action to reduce the number of dogs on the island that are poisoned. The Cypriot Hunters...
Sniffer dogs bust major poisoning attempt
Border collies Dixie and Sofie were once again instrumental in helping save other animals from poisoning after detecting a large number of poison baits. Both...
Hunters demonstrating outside palace reassured problems will be addressed
President Nicos Anastasiades is already in contact with the relevant ministers to find solutions to the problems faced by Cyprus hunters, those protesting outside the...
Two men caught with hunting rifle
Game wardens out on patrol have booked two individuals caught with a hunting rifle at night, and outside the hunting season, the game service said...
Two hunters fined in Paphos
Two hunters were fined €500 and €150 for illegal transportation of an assembled firearm on Sunday in the Ayios Nikolaos community of Paphos. According to...
Paphos police investigating two hunters refusing to obey rules
By Andreas Pavlou Paphos police are investigating two hunters who refused to comply with the instructions of a gamekeeper and for using a sound imitation...
Stick to rules, game service tells hunters
Ahead of Sunday’s start of the hunting season, the game and fauna service released an updated list of rules to ensure safe hunting for everyone...
Volunteers put out food and water for animals in fire-stricken area
Volunteers on Saturday placed water and feed troughs for animals in the areas that were burned by the fires last week in the mountainous areas...
Action plan to help turtle doves bounce back opposed by hunters
Local hunters have opposed Birdlife Cyprus’ call for the suspension of the hunting of the globally threatened turtle dove for four years and instead proposed...
