Bird group warns beach concert will endanger bird species
A concert scheduled at Lady’s Mile on June 23 will have a negative impact on vulnerable bird species, BirdLife Cyprus warned on Wednesday. The bird
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Colourful migrating butterflies on their way
Painted lady butterflies are moving from Israel to Cyprus at the rate of 25,000 per hour Israeli TV Channel 12 news reported. According to the
Wildlife populations plummeting in face of human activity
Global wildlife populations have fallen by 60 per cent since 1970 as humans overuse natural resources, drive climate change and pollute the planet, a report
‘Walking a fine line’ on Larnaca’s salt lake
By Evie Andreou The government will prepare a comprehensive action plan on the management of the ecosystem of the Larnaca salt lake, Agriculture Minister, Costas
Fined for keeping hares
A woman was fined €10,000 for being in illegal possession of nine hares on Thursday in Nicosia. Police officers found the hares in the home
Researchers seeking Roadkill detectives
By Annette Chrysostomou Open University researchers are asking the public to photograph and record the location of the bloody remains of animals squished by
News podcast: bicommunal internships; technology and Cyprus wildlife
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
Wildlife populations plunge almost 60 per cent since 1970
Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 per cent since 1970 as human activities overwhelm the environment, the
Game fund frees illegally bred hares
THE game and fauna fund has released into the wild 58 hares that were bred illegally and were intended to be sold to hunters, the
Cyprus a key wintering habitat for aquatic birds
By Nikolaos Prakas Protection of wetland areas for the thousands of aquatic birds from about 61 different species, which flock to Cyprus every winter, was
New home in Paphos for penguins
By Bejay Browne THE FIRST penguins to arrive at ‘Pafos Zoo’ are settling in well and are getting accustomed to their new home staff said
