#hunting

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

A hunter who fell and injured his leg in the area ​​Kato Pyrgos Tillyria on Sunday was taken to hospital by helicopter, police said. Hunting season opened on Sunday. According ...

The forestry department on Saturday warned hunters not to start fires or throw cigarette butts due to the high risk of starting forest fires. Hunting season opens on Sunday, and ...

Hunters on Sunday called on the government to take action to reduce the number of dogs on the island that are poisoned. The Cypriot Hunters and Active Citizens Association said ...

The summer hunting season kicked off on Sunday for the island’s hunting enthusiasts, and according to the Game and Fauna Service, more than 19,000 hunters are expected to venture out. ...

With the hunting season kicking off on Sunday, the forestry department on Thursday called on hunters to be especially careful when in forest areas. The department called for the complete ...

The hunting season for woodpigeons kicks off on Sunday with hunters expected to set out in their thousands as the game and fauna fund is on its toes. The season ...

Border collies Dixie and Sofie were once again instrumental in helping save other animals from poisoning after detecting a large number of poison baits. Both dogs work with officials from ...

The game and fauna fund has warned hunters that from March 1 until August 15 all hunting is prohibited, appealing to their own self-interest concerning a prospective bountiful season. The period constitutes ...

Two hunters were fined €500 and €150 for illegal transportation of an assembled firearm on Sunday in the Ayios Nikolaos community of Paphos. According to the Paphos police, two vehicles were stopped ...

BirdLife Cyprus presented House president Annita Demetriou with 13,700 signatures on Tuesday it gathered to protest the relaxing of fines imposed on the illegal trapping of songbirds. MPs passed a bill ...

By Andreas Pavlou Paphos police are investigating two hunters who refused to comply with the instructions of a gamekeeper and for using a sound imitation device, the force said on ...

Authorities said two hunters were fined a total of €600 for breaking hunting regulations in Paphos on Sunday. The first hunter was fined €500 for using an illegal device that produces bird ...

The Green party on Friday condemned “unacceptable” illegal hunting within the fenced-off area of an Anthoupolis wetland and called on relevant authorities to intervene. The party’s announcement cited mass ...

Three men were remanded for two days on Tuesday on suspicion of illegally hunting mouflons, which are a protected species. The three were arrested early on Monday when game service ...

Hunting too close to homes is infuriating residents Residents in rural areas islandwide have been complaining over what they believe to be illegal hunting near their homes since the hunting ...

A man was fined €12,000 on Tuesday after he was found by the game fund with dead songbirds and traps in Paphos. The hefty fine was imposed following a tip-off to ...