Primary school children involved in protecting under-threat vultures
Spanish experts were on the island this week to share expertise on protecting wildlife from poison baits as part of a wider campaign to bolster the island’s embattled Griffon ...
Griffon Vultures: A battle lost, a war to be won
The poisoning of at least three Griffon Vultures was devastating for those of us determined to save these majestic, oh-so-near-to-extinction birds
It often feels like conservation work has more bad ...
Saving vultures: dogs to the rescue
Two border collies will help save rare Griffon vultures from being poisoned
Griffon vulture
Two dog handlers are in Greece training with border collies Dixie and Sofie ahead of the ...
Bird trapping: A wildlife crime which simply has no place in a civilised society
Over the last two years, parliament has approved relaxations that mean the penalty for limesticking has been slashed to just €200 for up to 50 birds
It is coming back, creeping into ...
Stop the rot: environment lessons Cyprus has to learn
This month, guest columnist Martin Harper, regional director for BirdLife Europe and Central Asia, writes about key nature conservation challenges in Cyprus after his recent visit to our island
There ...
Arrivals from Spain to boost Griffon vulture population
Twenty-five Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) will arrive in Cyprus from Spain this coming Friday as part of the ‘Life with Vultures’ programme’s efforts to avert their extinction and strengthen ...
State failing to follow own rules for big projects say conservationists
Conservationists censured the government on Wednesday over its failure to protect the environment or even ensure its own provisions in impact studies were adhered to when it comes to largescale ...
The unknown facts behind vulture value
New study shows how vultures reduce carbon footprint and promote tourism
Helping the island’s Griffon vulture population to recover not only cleans up nature from dead carrion and saves ...
Political parties lied over bird-trapping policies
Last week the Cyprus Mail quizzed the major political parties on a variety of environmental issues including illegal bird-trapping, ahead of last Sunday’s parliamentary elections. BirdLife Cyprus explains why ...
BirdLife concerned over spike in shooting of protected birds
Though encouraged by a significant drop in illegal bird trapping, BirdLife Cyprus has said is concerned about a spike in incidents of illegal shooting of protected species at different blackspots, ...
The search for common ground on hunting
The director of BirdLife Cyprus says controlled hunting can be compatible with wildlife conservation
Conservationists and hunters should talk more, but dialogue with the hunting lobby is not my favourite ...
Green groups welcome Limassol mayor’s move on Lady’s Mile
Limassol municipality has plans to upgrade accessibility to the environmentally sensitive Lady’s Mile, an issue which has dragged on for over 15 years – as previously reported by the Cyprus Mail.
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Flamingo shot in leg, wing and eye
A flamingo has been rescued and is being nursed back to health after it was found suffering from serious injuries after being shot.
The injured bird was found at Paralimni ...