BirdLife slams ‘shameful’ amendment to trapping laws
The fines incurred for the illegal trapping and killing of 14 types of birds has been reduced from €2,000 euros to just €200 in what...
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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...
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...
Bases and government urged to do more to protect birds (updated)
Approximately 2.3 million birds have been killed in Cyprus in autumn 2016 alone, a new study by BirdLife Cyprus found. From August to October more...
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...
Fewer migratory birds being trapped in Cyprus, CABS says
Spring trapping has been showing clear signs of decrease in the past few years and more birds are crossing Cyprus safely, Alexander Heyd, Committee Against...
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,...
BirdLife estimates that two million birds killed across Cyprus in autumn of 2015 (Updated with SBA comment)
BirdLife Cyprus said on Tuesday that according to their latest gathered data, over two million birds could have been killed across the whole of Cyprus...
The ‘big business’ of bird trapping in Cyprus
By George Psyllides A bird protection campaign in Cyprus has seen 36 bird trappers arrested and a large number or poaching equipment destroyed, the Committee...
Authorities hindering anti-trapping attempts, says CABS
By Staff Reporter The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) and the and the Foundation Pro Biodiversity (SPA) have accused the Cypriot authorities of not only...