Early in November, the police raided a notorious trapping site in Larnaka district, acting on information supplied by BirdLife Cyprus and CABS (Committee Against Bird Slaughter). During the raid, the police also searched the suspects’ homes and as a result, 5 nets, 5 calling devices and 366 dead birds – all of which protected species […]
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The Game and Fauna Service (GFS) and BirdLife Cyprus condemn the recent shooting of two iconic birds of prey, found in the Cypriot countryside only days apart. We recognize that no conscientious hunter would stoop so low and bring shame to the hunting community, but unfortunately such isolated incidents do occur, the result of irresponsible
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Ο Πτηνολογικός Σύνδεσμος Κύπρου, το Ενάλια Φύσις Περιβαλλοντικό Κέντρο Ερευνών και ο τουρκοκυπριακός οργανισμός για την Προστασία των Χελωνών SPOT, σε συνεργασία με το Δημοτικό Μουσείο Θάλασσα στην Αγία Νάπα, προσκαλούν το κοινό σε έκθεση φωτογραφίας με θέμα «Ιστορίες Ψαράδων, η σχέση τους με τη θάλασσα και η επίλυση της παρεμπίπτουσας αλιείας στην Κύπρο». Η
Throughout the world, vultures face severe population declines and local extinctions due to the extensive use of poisoned baits. In addition to this deadly threat, a reduction in food availability due to the decline of extensive farming (and livestock grazing in particular) and the introduction of strict carcass disposal legislation further suppresses their survival chances.
Simulating the future of the Griffon Vulture in Cyprus Read More »
Monitoring surveys help us keep track of our birds and the health of our countryside and form the information foundation for our conservation actions. As part of LIFE IP PHYSIS, a 10-year project dedicated to the protection and the proper management of all of our Natura 2000 sites, we have been conducting surveys for two important
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Late last night, EU Agriculture Ministers adopted a ‘backward’ position on the next EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Members of the European Parliament also voted in favour of an ‘anti-environmental’ proposal of the CAP despite outcry from scientists, citizens and the environmental community. At stake is the future of the CAP, a 6 billion/year subsidy instrument
New study shows tape lures increase target species captures on mist nets by eleven-fold, while also increasing bycatch.
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The photographs speak for themselves. Illegal killing of dozens of Bee-eaters near Larnaca Salt Lake. This horrible crime against wildlife was committed near Lake Soros last Saturday. Dozens of Bee-eaters, plus many other protected species, such as Barn Swallows, shot from the sky. The specific area is unfortunately a notorious ‘black spot’ for illegal bird killing.
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The Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus is the largest of the world’s six species of flamingo. Greater Flamingos are found in the Mediterranean, West, East, and South Africa and South and Southwest Asia. They are nomadic and disperse widely, traveling long distances in search of good habitat: shallow brackish or salt-water lakes. In Cyprus, the Greater Flamingo
Flamingo breeding in Cyprus: will our handsome pink visitors ever make it? Read More »
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