Pambos, a satellite-tagged loggerhead turtle named by the Bycatch Project team, is proving to be a great wanderer, with ‘romance’ the apparent driving force! One of the biggest threats seabirds and other marine animals are facing is being incidentally killed as ‘bycatch’ in fisheries. Through the Cyprus Bycatch Project, we aim to understand the magnitude of […]
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Total of 26 bird killers caught by covert surveillance so far The British Bases (SBA) court at Dhekelia yesterday handed out sentences to four more bird trappers caught on covert cameras in the Dhekelia SBA during 2018. The convicted trappers were fined, while three of them also received 18-month suspended prison sentences. These penalties match
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At a time when nature is facing an unprecedented crisis, states now more than ever have an obligation to protect their Natura 2000 sites. In the case of Cyprus, however, the state is not only failing to protect these precious sites, it is destroying them by its own hand, turning a blind eye to the
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It is always rewarding to see the smile on a farmer’s face when they hear that a Barn Owl has occupied “their” nest box. Since 2015, we’ve been installing Barn Owl boxes in collaboration with farmers and farming communities with funding from the Tasso Leventis Conservation Foundation. The aim is to turn to a wildlife-friendly
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Swimming, sunbathing, watersports, you name it. Lady’s Mile is by far the most popular beach in Limassol. And why not? With its warm, shallow and clear waters and its sandy beach, it is the perfect place for a family to spend its summer weekends. It is actually such a wonderful place to spend one’s time
What’s Lady’s Mile besides Limassol’s top beach, and why the fuss? Read More »
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