Mouflon released back into the wild
Eighteen mouflon have been successfully released back into the wild, the forestry department said over the weekend.
They were released from the Stavros tis Psokas on Friday.
The operation marks ...
Tragic fate of rare mouflon captured by drone
Two dead mouflon, tangled together at the base of high cliffs in Troodos were captured in drone footage uploaded to social media by Cyprus-based photographer Bora Markovic.
Preliminary observation suggests ...
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Remand after large anti-poaching operation
A 55-year-old man arrested on Friday evening during a police operation targeting illegal hunting in Cyprus was on Saturday remanded for four days by the Nicosia district court on Saturday.
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Police seize poached animals and mouflon head in anti-poaching raids
Police and the game and fauna service have confiscated several poached animals, including the head of a wild mouflon, during coordinated searches in homes, premises and vehicles across the Morphou ...
Residents outraged as mouflon statue desecrated
Residents of the Lefka district have reacted angrily after a mouflon statue in the village of Karavostasi was desecrated.
Lefka Tourism Association chairman Hasan Karlitas said on Friday that the ...
Grants to farmers for damage caused by mouflon
The agriculture ministry on Wednesday unveiled a scheme to protect farmers whose crops were damaged by mouflons.
The grant also helps finance farmers to install fences around their land to ...
Game wardens rescue mouflons (video)
Game and fauna service officers rescued two mouflons in the buffer zone after their horns became entangled.
According to a social media post, UNFICYP officers spotted the two male mouflons ...
Greens urge action after moufflons mauled by dogs
The Green Party on Wednesday urged the Game Service to take action after receiving a complaint, accompanied by graphic photos, that four stray dogs had mauled three moufflons near the ...
Mouflon milk could solve halloumi production issue, says entrepreneur
An innovative Cypriot entrepreneur believes he has come up with a solution that will solve the problems associated with the shortage of sheep and goat’s milk in making traditional ...