Bird trapping: A wildlife crime which simply has no place in a civilised society
Over the last two years, parliament has approved relaxations that mean the penalty for limesticking has been slashed to just €200 for up to 50...
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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...
NGO concern over rise of illegal bird trapping this spring
Bird trapping with limesticks is on the rise this spring, after years of steady decline of the illegal activity during the season, the Committee Against...
Use of limesticks for bird trapping on the rise
Bird trapping with the use of mist nets is at its lowest level in almost two decades but the use of limesticks is on the...
Ramifications for Cyprus after European court rules on bird trapping
In a decision that could have a bearing on Cyprus, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Wednesday that the fact that...
Repeat bird trapper caught red handed using limesticks
A Paralimni bird trapper was caught red-handed for the sixth time, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) and the SPA (Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt Foundation) said...
Bird activists get into scuffle with poacher
Members of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) were attacked and injured while monitoring known trapping sites around Kofinou on Wednesday, they said on Thursday....
Man remanded over arms cache, including grenade launcher
A 38-year-old man from Famagusta was remanded in custody for eights days on Wednesday in connection with possession of arms and explosives, including an anti-tank...
MPs accused of ‘pandering to poachers’
Changes to the hunting law that are due to be discussed at the House on Wednesday have been described by critics as “pandering to poachers”....
We need to protect, not kill God’s creatures
I am just reading the letter from S.K. in the Sunday Mail about the ambelopoulia debate. My little contribution is about the word ‘survival’ the Archimandrite used when according to him God sent...
