36,000 expected to head out hunting on Sunday
Around 36,000 hunters are expected to take to the fields of Cyprus on Sunday, the start of the small game hunting season, game and fauna service spokesman Petros Anayiotos said on ...
Hunters take to streets with list of demands
Hunters on Saturday took to the streets across the island with a list of demands which they say would allow for the practice of hunting in Cyprus to be better ...
Hunters warned to obey law ahead of season
Hunting season starts on Sunday and the Game Reserve Fund has sent out a plea to all hunters to follow the rules and show respect to property.
It reminded hunters ...
Federation calls on hunters to act safely as season starts
With the hunting season starting on Sunday, the hunters federation on Tuesday called on hunters to follow the safety measures.
The federation urged hunters to follow the rules and the ...
Paphos man arrested for hunting in prohibited area
A 27-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Monday after having allegedly been hunting birds in an area where hunting is prohibited.
Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou ...
Paphos teen arrested for hunting in restricted area
A 19-year-old has been arrested in Paphos for conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, hunting in a restricted area, transporting an assembled hunting rifle and failing to comply with a game ...
20,000 hunters on first day of season
Around 20,000 hunters went out on Sunday, the first day of the pheasant hunting season, game fund spokesman Petros Anayiotos said on Tuesday.
He added that hunters are meant to register ...
Hunter shot in the eye on first day of season
A 46-year-old hunter who suffered an eye injury was being treated on Monday in Paphos general hospital.
The man was injured on Sunday during the first day of the season ...
Hunters warned to be fire aware
The forestry department on Monday warned hunters about lighting fires, as the hunting season begins on Sunday.
Hunters are advised to completely avoid lighting fires for any reason, as well ...
Hourly paid game wardens going on strike on hunting day
Hourly paid game wardens who work for the Game and Wildlife fund said they would go on a 24-hour strike on Sunday over safety issues in relation to the combatting ...
Three fined for hunting violations
Game service wardens fined three hunters on Sunday for transporting an assembled shotgun and for a device that produces imitation bird calls.
According Paphos CID chief Michalis Nikolaou, the game ...
Few complaints as hunting season gets underway
Almost 40,000 hunters set out on Sunday for the start of the new ‘endemic game’ season.
The hunters, for the first time, are required to declare their takings on the special ...
Arrests made for illegal hunting and bird trapping
A man in Xylophagou was arrested on Tuesday on hunting charges after British bases police officers discovered several protected black caps, also known as ambelopoulia, stored in the refrigerator at ...
Man fined €3,000 for illegal hunting
A man in Paphos was fined thousands of euros for hunting in prohibited area, police said on Monday.
According to police, game fund officers found the man on Sunday in ...
Hunter found dead ‘died of natural causes’, police say (updated)
It is believed that the hunter who was found dead on Sunday afternoon “died of natural causes”, according to the police.
An investigation is underway, with police currently saying it ...
BirdLife Cyprus objects to hunting of turtle doves
Environmental NGO Birdlife Cyprus has expressed their disappointment ahead of the hunting season, as Cyprus has failed to take action to protect turtle doves, whose populations have decreased drastically across ...
Regulations issued ahead of new hunting season
Ahead of Sunday’s start of the hunting season, the game and fauna service released an updated list of rules to ensure safe hunting for everyone participating.
A written announcement ...
Proposed law to clamp down on poachers
A new bill aimed at clamping down on poaching and preserving the country’s biodiversity has been put forward for public consultation by the interior ministry.
The bill sets out ...
Anti-poaching unit to be re-established after four years
The anti-poaching unit will be re-established following a relevant cabinet decision, it emerged on Friday.
The move comes to satisfy a long-standing demand by animal activists who have been warning ...
Hunting federation, justice minister discuss anti-poaching strategies
Measures to combat poaching and regulate hunting were discussed between the hunting federation and the ministry of justice, it was announced on Tuesday.
According to the federation, the meeting between ...
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 ...
Hunters’ federation says stray unchipped dogs come from north
The hunters’ federation (KEKK) in an official statement accused the Koutrafa community leader of making baseless claims which tarnish their name.
Responding to statements by community leader Frixos Georgiou, who ...
Trapping songbirds: the darker side of Cyprus
By Guy Shorrock
Every year an estimated 25 million birds are illegally killed around the Mediterranean. Cyprus has been assessed as one of the five worst countries with, until very recently, ...
MP fined for illegal hunting said he was in area by mistake
Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous and two of his friends were fined €9,000 over the weekend for hunting in a prohibited area in Lofou, it was reported on Monday.
In a Facebook ...