Over 700 poaching fines issued in past five years
The interior minister said on Friday that 718 out-of-court fines have been issued for poaching over the past five years, the amount due totalling about €2.3m....
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Suspected poacher detained
According to head of Paphos CID Michalis Nikolaou, on Saturday night members of the Game and Fauna service heard a shot in the Argaka area...
BirdLife: ‘Bring back tough penalties for bird trapping’
BirdLife Cyprus has called on the government to reinstate stiff penalties for illegal bird trapping, stressing that the European Commission is likely to start fining...
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...
Without anti-poaching unit, trappers ‘boast and brag’ about their actions, MP says
The possibility of re-establishing the anti-poaching unit was discussed by the House environment committee after it was dismantled in 2019 with some MPs saying incidences...
Man fined for threatening CABS volunteers
Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has urged more protection and better enforcement against wildlife crimes, as a man was fined for threatening its volunteers. In...
Man arrested for poaching, unlawful possession of weapon
A man from the village of Paramali in the Limassol district was arrested and placed in custody on Friday on charges of poaching and unlawful...
Two arrested and charged after anti-bird trapping incident at Zygi (Updated)
Two men, aged 41 and 51 have been arrested in connection with a case of illegal trapping and killing of wild birds in Zygi, following...
Anti-trapping activist says was attacked by poachers in Avgorou
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) on Friday said one of its members was violently attacked the previous night by bird trappers in Avgorou and...
Arrest after cannabis and wild birds found on Limassol property
A 56-year-old has been arrested by the drugs squad after police found 37 cannabis plants and a number of dead wild birds in his home...
