MPs told poachers undeterred by fines
A group of poachers in Androlykou illegally hunts hares on an almost nightly basis despite repeatedly being reported, the head of the Game and Fauna Service, Pantelis Hadjiyerou, told the ...
UN warns against hunting in buffer zone
The United Nations on Saturday warned hunters in Cyprus against hunting in the island’s buffer zone, stressing that it is “strictly prohibited”.
“Any aggressive or endangering behaviour by hunters ...
Poacher handed €13,500 fine after 17 songbirds found trapped in Larnaca
Police issued a 36-year-old man with an extrajudicial notice of €13,500 on Sunday, after officers from the anti-poaching squad found 17 wild birds trapped in nets in a fenced field in Larnaca.
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Hunters on the decline but complaints on the increase
The number of hunters in Cyprus may be declining, but complaints of hunting in restricted areas are still pouring in, a trend which the Game Fund attributes to the rapid ...
Two men arrested for fleeing game warden in Limassol
Two men, aged 24 and 23, were arrested on Thursday after failing to stop for a game warden’s inspection in a prohibited hunting area in the Limassol district.
Police said the ...
Man arrested for hunting without a licence
A 59-year-old man was arrested by the hunting services on Sunday for hunting illegally.The man didn’t have a hunting licence for his gun or bullets.The man was ...
Man caught hunting without licence
A 57-year-old man has been arrested after he was caught hunting without a licence in the Paphos district, police said on Thursday.
Game wardens found the man hunting in a ...
Man charged for hunting illegally
Police in Paphos on Wednesday fined a man for illegal possession and transportation of an unregistered gun and illegal hunting activity.
According to the police, the man was spotted around 5...
Man fined €3,000 for illegal hunting
A man in Paphos was fined thousands of euros for hunting in prohibited area, police said on Monday.
According to police, game fund officers found the man on Sunday in ...
Hunter fined over €11,000
A hunter was fined thousands of euros for training hunting dogs in an area where such activity is prohibited, the game fund announced on Tuesday.
According to the game fund, ...
Environmental NGOs raise alarm over illegal bird killings
Environmental NGOs BirdLife and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) raised the alarm on the “repeated and illegal bird killings taking place around Lake Soros in Meneou.”
In a joint ...
Two more arrests after illegal hunting of mouflons
Two more suspects, aged 22 and 32, were arrested in connection with the illegal shooting of two mouflons earlier this week in Paphos, raising the total number of arrests for the case ...
Man fined €2,000 for hunting without a permit
Police officers in Paphos on Thursday imposed an extrajudicial €2,000 fine on a 24-year-old for hunting without a permit.
According to a police statement, the man was found hunting with an ...