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The deputy mayor of Ineia, Yiangos Tsivikos’ proposal for an organised beach at Lara has come under renewed criticism on Monday after the illegal placement of umbrellas, sunbeds and tents ...

The environmentalists’ union (Opok) voiced strong anger on Thursday after bathers set up umbrellas and tents on the protected Lara bay in Akamas, a day after images of the breach ...

Two sea turtles nesting in Cyprus are being tracked by satellite for the first time, allowing the public to follow their movements across the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Turtle Research and ...

The British bases defended their environmental management of Lady’s Mile beach in Limassol on Tuesday after criticism from Terra Cypria, insisting it strictly enforces legislation and treats the protection ...

The University of Cyprus announced on Tuesday that the measures needed to protect sea turtles are the same as those required to tackle the climate crisis, as conservationists expedite efforts ...

Plastic pollution in the Mediterranean is having a severe impact on marine life, with sea turtles frequently ingesting plastic waste, experts have warned on Friday. According to data collected by ...

The police said on Tuesday they had charged four men after a video emerged of them appearing to kick and throw a turtle. Police received a complaint at around 1.30pm ...

Video footage emerged on social media on Monday, showing four men, reportedly employees of the Chlokaras community council, kicking and throwing a sea turtle on a local beach. According to ...

Investigations into the death of a sea turtle have been launched after the animal was found dead by a swimmer in the protected area of Timi, the fisheries department said ...

A “record-breaking” turtle weighing 90 kilograms was rescued by a team in Cyprus and taken to the Tashkent nature park in Vouno to undergo treatment, the park’s director Kemal Basat ...

A new record of 552 pieces of plastic were found inside the digestive system of a dead juvenile turtle during a post-mortem on Wednesday. The turtle died after becoming entangled in ...

A man was bitten by a turtle while swimming at the Kato Paphos municipal beach on Monday. The incident happened in the morning in the popular area known locally as ‘...

The Cyprus fisheries department on Wednesday reminded the public of the importance of protecting the island’s turtles as more are expected to visit beaches in the coming months, warning ...

Sea turtle populations are increasing in the areas around the sovereign bases following conservations efforts by military and civilian volunteers, officials said on Friday. In 2022, a total of 172 green and ...

The Greens on Tuesday called on authorities to investigate the deaths of turtles which have been recorded at three beaches across Cyprus in the past two weeks. Ormidia, Oroklini and ...

The fisheries department has praised a professional fisherman whose quick reflexes helped rescue an endangered turtle caught in his nets. In a post on Facebook, the fisheries department said the ...

A turtle that was lying still at the bottom of the sea in Ayia Napa after being caught in some fishermen’s nets was resuscitated by amateur diver George Argiriou, ...

US ambassador Judith Garber on Tuesday joined Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, department of fisheries officials and environment commissioner Klelia Vassiliou to witness the release of Iole, a 73kg Green turtle, ...

A dead turtle was found on the beach in the Dasaki area of Oroklini on Sunday afternoon. It had washed up on the rocks near the shore and was brought ...