Thanks to its systematic monitoring programme, BirdLife Cyprus has been keeping a close eye to the bird trapping problem for almost two decades. The analysis of the field data for autumn 2018 has shown a 90% decrease<\/strong><\/a> in trapping levels with mist nets within the survey area (compared to 2002). This positive all-time low is mainly due to the progress achieved within the Dhekelia SBA over the last two years, one of the main trapping hotspots of the island in past years. While the big picture is one of welcome success and relief for Europe\u2019s migrant birds, the increase in killing with mist nets in the Republic recorded in autumn 2018 (with limestick use also remaining a widespread problem) warns us to keep our feet on the ground. An estimated 335,000 birds were still trapped across Cyprus last autumn. BirdLife Cyprus\u2019 latest report on autumn trapping shows a positive and continuing decrease in bird trapping levels in Cyprus. While this progress is most welcome, there is a worrisome discrepancy: trapping decreasing in the SBAs vs trapping increasing in the Republic. Thanks to its systematic monitoring programme, BirdLife Cyprus has been keeping a close eye […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[41,63,32,88],"class_list":["post-2970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-press","tag-illegal-bird-killing","tag-illegal-bird-trapping","tag-news","tag-surveillance"],"yoast_head":"\n
BirdLife Cyprus believes that the positive results of autumn 2018 are primarily due the SBAs\u2019 multi-pronged approach to addressing the problem within their jurisdiction. By increasing police patrols, introducing deterrent sentencing for trappers, enabling covert surveillance work and continuing operations targeting trapping habitat (acacia plantations), the SBA Police in particular has been playing a key role in the dramatic reduction of trapping levels over the last 2 years. The anti-trapping effort in the SBAs has grown into a true \u2013and truly effective\u2013 collaboration between the authorities and the NGOs, namely BirdLife Cyprus, their UK partner – the RSPB and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS).
While BirdLife Cyprus acknowledges the efforts by the competent authorities in the Republic, including the issuing of high, deterrent on-the-spot fines, this year\u2019s increase in trapping levels in the Republic not only strikes a cautionary note as regards to the dynamic nature of the trapping culture in Cyprus, but also reminds us that the trapping problem is not yet solved. BirdLife Cyprus urges the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus to step up their game and adopt a similar approach to the SBA Police, to contribute to the progress and maintain the low trapping levels across the entire island. BirdLife Cyprus remains committed to continuing its efforts to put an end to the mass slaughter of our birds, focusing on changing hearts and minds through outreach and education actions.
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