BirdLife Cyprus hails artificial nest success
BirdLife Cyprus is celebrating the success of artificial nests placed in the area surrounding the village of Androlykou.
The nests were placed in the area as it is home to ...
BirdLife ‘shocked’ by Animal Party’s comments about vulture project
Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus on Friday hit back at comments made by the Animal Party suggesting the group had failed to save the Griffon vulture from extinction in Cyprus.
“While ...
Efforts to prevent Griffon vultures’ extinction ‘failing’
Twelve-year-long efforts to prevent the extinction of the Griffon vulture from the island are failing, the Animal Party announced on Thursday.
After the recent incident where the only remaining nest ...
Refusal for new road welcomed by environment NGO
A coastal road connecting Paphos airport with the Paphos-Geroskipou tourist area was not granted an environmental permit, it emerged on Wednesday, with environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus hailing the move as ...
BirdLife rescue lost vulture
The recent rescue of a vulture is a stark proof of the power of human intervention, BirdLife Cyprus said after a bird was lost in Paphos forest.
One of a ...
Bird trapping with nets falls by almost a half
Bird trapping with nets has almost halved in Cyprus when comparing autumn 2022 with the previous year, BirdLife Cyprus announced on Tuesday, calling the results “promising”.
The figures reveal a 49 per ...
BirdLife calls on government to enforce new EU lead-shot ban
As of Wednesday, using lead shot ammunition in wetlands is illegal in all 27 EU countries, as well as Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein, BirdLife Cyprus said, calling on the Cyprus government ...
Sniff and save: Dixie and Sofie to the rescue!
Two men, two dogs are on a mission – to put an end to animal poisoning
She pauses, sniffs again, then stops. Sofie then sits, stock-still. This is the cue for ...
Record fine imposed for poisoning wild birds
A record €21,000 fine has been imposed for the killing of wild birds using poison baits, BirdLife Cyprus said on Monday.
The fine represents a big step forward that will hopefully ...
NGOs urged government to finalise Akamas plan
Environmental NGOs BirdLife Cyprus, Terra Cypria, Cyprus Natural Coastline and the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation have urged the government to present a final draft of the Akamas local development plan ...
BirdLife gains ‘Safe Haven’ for birds
Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus has announced that it has begun working on a project in Frenaros to transform an extensive plot of land into a natural reserve for birds and ...
A decade to save the planet: almost half the world’s birds are in decline
It is a call to action, not an ‘all is lost’ message. Nonetheless, it is sobering. Very sobering
The latest State of the World’s Birds report, just out from ...
Animal crime on the island brought into focus
Chilling exhibition details how birds flying through Cyprus are illegally trapped
In a month full of exhibitions, one really makes a statement. Kochinohoma – Red Soil is a collaboration between the ...
Eight vultures released into the wild
Eight vultures were released into the wild on Wednesday after being sent to the island from Spain to help boost the population here, BirdLife said.
They are expected to be ...
Environmental NGOs raise alarm over illegal bird killings
Environmental NGOs BirdLife and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) raised the alarm on the “repeated and illegal bird killings taking place around Lake Soros in Meneou.”
In a joint ...
A post mortem into the way migratory birds die
Exhibition highlights the methods used by poachers and trappers to earn big money on the island
The story of the illegal killing of migratory birds in Cyprus, through a post-mortem ...
Project to protect critically endangered Akrotiri flower
Efforts are underway to protect the critically endangered Ipomoea sagittata or morning glory thanks to a three-year project funded by Darwin Plus UK aiming to restore and enhance key wildlife ...
Artificial nests a hit with owls
A Cyprus Scops owl has made herself comfortable in an artificial nest, one of about 1,000 owl nesting boxes that have been put up in various locations across the island as ...
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 ...
Experts from Spain to help Cypriot officials deal with bird poisonings
Bird experts from the Spanish region of Andalusia will be in Cyprus this week to hold a seminar explaining how to identify poisoned baits, BirdLife Cyprus said on Monday.
The ...
BirdLife calls for urgent negative assessment report on Akamas
Local NGO BirdLife Cyprus in an open letter to environment department director, Costas Hadjipanayiotou, said there was a need to urgently issue a negative assessment report on the latest proposed ...
The dogs helping us live with vultures
Two sniffer dogs trained to find poison are already proving their worth
Sofie and Dixie, two border collies specially trained to detect poison baits as part of an EU-funded programme ...
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 ...
BirdLife: ‘Bring back tough penalties for bird trapping’
BirdLife Cyprus has called on the government to reinstate stiff penalties for illegal bird trapping, stressing that the European Commission is likely to start fining Cyprus for failing to tackle ...