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Since 1950, we have seen the disappearance of six breeding species from our island: the Black Vulture, Lesser Kestrel, Marbled Duck, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Dipper and, as recently as the 1980s, the Eastern Imperial Eagle. Six species may not sound like a big number to have lost over seven decades, but in ‘normal’ times, with background rates of extinction, it is probably fair to say that a person born in Cyprus in 1950 should only have witnessed one such loss over a lifetime.

This is an edited version of a piece by our Director, Martin
Hellicar, which was first published in the Cyprus Mail on
7/9/2022.

BirdLife Cyprus in collaboration with Kuşkor (Turkish Cypriot conservation organization) are organizing a camp addressed to teenagers from the two communities of Cyprus, with the aim of raising awareness on the birds of Cyprus and the importance of their habitats and their conservation. The event is also a peace-building activity and a welcome addition to