Under the cover of night, activists patrol key poaching sites in southeast Cyprus, described as an ecological disaster zone for endangered migratory birds on their Mediterranean stopover. "Cyprus is ...

More than two million migratory birds were killed in Cyprus last autumn to feed an illicit taste for the delicacy on the Mediterranean island, a conservationist group said Monday. The survey by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds use the island of Cyprus as a stopover. Photo: Getty Images Every year, ...

Six organisations have joined forces to protect three of Cyprus’ most iconic birds of prey through a new EU co-funded ...

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 ...

Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area of British military base More than 400,000 songbirds were trapped and killed in Cyprus last autumn ...

DHEKELIA, Cyprus (AP) — The top law enforcement official for Britain's two military bases on Cyprus said Monday that a yearlong crackdown on illegal bird trapping inside the bases has resulted in a ...

NICOSIA, March 6 (Reuters) - Trappers in Cyprus have killed hundreds of thousands of migratory birds this season to be served up as delicacies in restaurants, conservation groups said on Wednesday. At ...

A handout picture released by the Commitee against Bird Slaughter (CABS) and taken in Paralimni, Cyprus, on April 15, 2014 shows a Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) caught on a lime stick bird trap.

PYLA RANGE, Cyprus (Reuters Life!) - A single talon ripped out of a bird is testament to an annual bloodbath in Cyprus, where songbirds are caught in their thousands to end up as expensive delicacies ...