Ιούλιος 2017

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Γιατί κελαηδούν τα πουλιά;

When we talk about birdsong, we cannot simply refer to a single “voice”. It is a great chorus of complex sounds, it is a real language in itself. The dry “teak” of a sparrow, the plaintive “gheck gheck gheck” of a woodpecker, the shrill “chirrip” of a lark – each sound has its own purpose and is used in very specific circumstances. For birdwatchers, learning how to ‘decode’ the secret language of birds is a great way to identify different species and to better understand their behaviour.

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The approval of the hunting law amendment and the new reality

Cyprus, as a migration corridor for hundreds of thousands of birds of over 200 different species, but also as part of the European and international community, has the obligation to protect wild birds. The new reality, following the approval of specific provisions of the controversial law amendment, unfortunately seems to be moving things in the

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Bird trappers caught ‘in action’ on camera in SBAs sentenced

Eight men were handed fines of up to 2500 Euros and four months suspended sentence, after being convicted of illegal bird trapping within the British Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs). These sentences are among the highest handed down by a local court for illegal trapping, a serious wildlife crime, and BirdLife Cyprus welcomes the deterrent nature

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Οι ευρωπαίοι Υπουργοί δεσμεύονται για καλύτερη εφαρμογή των Οδηγιών για τη Φύση

On 19 June the EU environment ministers committed to better implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives, the EU’s flagship nature laws that represent the cornerstone of EU-wide efforts to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity. The four year evaluation “the Fitness Check” of the Nature Directives, where 500 000 citizens, all major political

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Οι βουλευτές υπερψηφίζουν τον αμφιλεγόμενο τροποποιητικό νόμο για το κυνήγι με συγκλονιστική πλειοψηφία

After repeated postponements, the highly controversial law amendment ‘The Protection and Management of Wild Birds and Game Species (Amendment) Law of 2016′ has unfortunately been voted through. This amendment proposal introduces a series of relaxations and loopholes relating to hunting but also illegal bird trapping, a serious and persistent problem in Cyprus.  BirdLife Cyprus, the Cyprus Conservation

Οι βουλευτές υπερψηφίζουν τον αμφιλεγόμενο τροποποιητικό νόμο για το κυνήγι με συγκλονιστική πλειοψηφία Read More »

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