French glue-trapping of songbirds is illegal, even if traditional, court says
The traditional French practice of trapping songbirds with glue is illegal and cannot be authorised by the state, the EU Court of Justice said on...
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Three fined over €11,000 for trapping songbirds
Three individuals were fined over €11,000 for trapping songbirds in the district of Larnaca, conservationists announced on Tuesday. According to a joint statement by the...
Man fined €22,400 for possession of banned game, trapping equipment
A 63-year-old man from Nicosia was slapped with a €22,400 fine after police found a large number of dead birds and trapping equipment at his...
Poachers allegedly helped by corrupt policemen
A policeman serving at the Game Reserve unit is claiming his life is being threatened after he filed a report on his colleagues to say...
Restaurant owner found with songbirds in kitchen
A restaurant owner in Ayios Theodoros will be fined by police over 36 boiled songbirds found in the kitchen on Friday night, a police report...
Objections to controversial song-bird bill
A government bill allowing the consumption at restaurants of songbirds, provided they have been cooked in advance by the hunters who killed them, is...
News podcast: songbirds continuously slaughtered in Cyprus
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
House president, parties condemn MP’s songbird photo (updated)
By Andria Kades Ruling DISY MP Evgenios Hamboullas remained defiant on Tuesday as House President Yiannakis Omirou condemned the fact that he had uploaded a...
DISY MP posts photo of illegal game at dinner table (update 2)
By George Psyllides Ruling DISY MP Evgenios Hamboullas caused uproar over the weekend after he posted a picture on social media with a platter of...
‘Deceived by the government’ on bird hunting
By Constantinos Psillides Conservationists are in an uproar over the government’s perceived attempt to legalise the hunting of black caps (ambelopoulia), claiming that they were...
SBA bird trapping raid nets one suspect
By staff reporter British bases authorities (SBA) arrested a local man for bird trapping during a large scale operation in the Cape Pyla area on...