Conservationists urge MPs to reject controversial hunting law bill
Conservationists made a last-ditch appeal to MPs in Thursday to reject a bill that introduces relaxations and loopholes to the hunting law, making it harder...
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Saving turtles from fishermen’s nets
A pilot project is underway to protect turtles from being caught in fishermen’s nets, programme coordinator of the project for Cyprus Yianna Samuel said on...
CABS accuses British bases of inaction on bird trapping, bases hit back
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said on Monday they had launched an international protest to convince the new British government under Prime Minister Theresa...
Suspected poacher arrested and charged
An 18-year-old man from Liopetri was arrested on Sunday morning in connection with the possession and use of illegal bird trapping devices. According to police,...
Concerns raised over selective hunting proposal
By Evie Andreou THE interior ministry waiting for the ruling of the European Commission before allowing the selective hunting of protected bird species, the head...
Bases begin work removing acacia trees at Pyla range
The British Bases said on Tuesday they had begun removing some acacia from the live firing range at Cape Pyla for range safety reasons and...
Fishing nets worth €3,000 stolen
Ten boxes of fishing nets worth €3,000 were stolen from a warehouse belonging to the fisheries department in Paphos, The theft was discovered on...