Our popular children’s bird guide “What’s that bird? A bird guide for young explorers” is now available in English! The English book is based on the second edition of its Greek counterpart, and presents 86 easily identifiable bird species of Cyprus. The bird guide is mainly targeted at children, but it is also a good […]
Η 2η έκδοση του οδηγού «Τι πουλί είναι αυτό;» είναι εδώ! Read More »
Another annual winter Griffon Vulture census was completed with success last December, with the involvement of the Game and Fauna Service, the Cyprus Conservation Foundation – Terra Cypria, the SBA Environment Department, the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) and our team of dedicated volunteers. On the day, a maximum count of around 20 individuals was recorded,
Ο πληθυσμός του Πυρόχρου Γύπα παραμένει σταθερός σύμφωνα με την τελευταία απογραφή Read More »
Η φετινή Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Υγροτόπων βρίσκει την Κύπρο με σχεδόν 17.000 υδρόβια πουλιά να ξεχειμωνιάζουν στους υγροτόπους της.
Σχεδόν 17.000 υδρόβια πουλιά ξεχειμωνιάζουν στους υγρότοπους της Κύπρου Read More »
Μπορείτε να εντοπίσετε την κάμερα στην πιο κάτω φωτογραφία; Μόλις που φαίνεται, έτσι; Ούτε τα πουλιά την προσέχουν ιδιαίτερα. Και για αυτό τον λόγο αυτή η έξυπνη μικροεφεύρεση μάς βοηθάει να καταγράψουμε σημαντικά δεδομένα για σημαντικά είδη πουλιών, χωρίς πρόκληση ενόχλησης και χωρίς να βρισκόμαστε εκεί.
Εξ αποστάσεως παρακολούθηση πουλιών Read More »
Χρήσιμες συμβουλές για φωτογράφιση της άγριας ζωής με σεβασμό προς τη φύση από το μέλος, εθελοντή μας και φωτογράφο άγριας ζωής Ben Porter.
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In early December, a serious relaxation of bird protection law was voted through by the House of Representatives, undermining a 20-year effort to protect migratory songbirds from being illegally killed in Cyprus. We’ve just launched a petition calling for its annulment: https://change.org/ampelopouliaSOS With this recent law amendment, the on-the-spot fine for the offence of illegal killing (using
Kostis’ story began about a year ago, when he/she was still the one and only egg in the nest, and of course, long before we decided to give it the name we did.
Η ιστορία του νεαρού Γύπα με το όνομα Κωστής Read More »
Birdwatching offers a great opportunity to connect with birds and discover nature around us, even if it’s done in a city. We are inviting everyone to join our mini bird race from any place in Cyprus, on Sunday, 27 December. How it worksOn Sunday, 27 December, choose one place or natural area to see or hear birds-
Χριστουγεννιάτικος αγώνας πτηνοπαρατήρησης Read More »
2020 was the year when our societies were shaken to their core. The last 12 months have been incredibly challenging for all and have affected all of us. But if there’s a silver lining to all this, it is that this year made us appreciate what is really important. It showed us a different way
Τι καταφέραμε μαζί το 2020 Read More »
The second European Breeding Bird Atlas (EBBA2) has been published today, 3 December 2020. This is probably the largest citizen-science project in Europe, involving some 120,000 volunteer fieldworkers across the continent and covering 96% of the whole territory. EBBA2 provides up-to-date information on the breeding distribution and abundance of all 596 native and non-native bird
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
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
Εμβληματικά αρπακτικά πουλιά πέφτουν θύματα απερίσκεπτων πυροβολισμών Read More »
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.
Προσομοιώνοντας το μέλλον του Πυρόχρου Γύπα στην Κύπρο 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
Ένα Αμμοπλουμίδι διαφορετικό από όλα τ’ άλλα Read More »
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
Νέα μελέτη δείχνει ότι οι ηχομιμητικές συσκευές αυξάνουν κατά μέσο όρο πάνω από 11 φορές τις συλλήψεις πουλιών-στόχων σε δίχτυα, και αυξάνουν και τις «παράπλευρες απώλειες».
Οι ηχομιμητικές συσκευές αποδεδειγμένα επιδεινώνουν την παγίδευση πουλιών στην Κύπρο Read More »
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.
Λίμνη Σορός: ένα μαύρο σημείο για πολύχρωμα πουλιά Read More »
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
Θα καταφέρουν να φωλιάσουν ποτέ τα Φλαμίνγκο στην Κύπρο; Read More »
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