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repulsewarrior
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repulsewarrior
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repulsewarrior
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http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2007/12/cyprus_falcons.html
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| The accused, from the Limassol area, pleaded not guilty to the charges, which carry a penalty of up to three years imprisonment or a fine of £10,000 (€17,000), or both. The court set the first hearing for the trial for January 8. |
...the two men have been charged with the Cyprus falcon massacre |
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repulsewarrior
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| CYPRUS has a rich biodiversity, and many endemic wild species including the moufflon, our snakes – the coluber cypriensis and the natrix natrix cypriaca – and birds, the Cyprus Whittier and the Cyprus Warbler |
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=36780&cat_id=9
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| On the front line to save Cyprus’ wildlife |
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repulsewarrior
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - A Cyprus wildlife group expressed anger Monday that poachers of endangered falcons had been spared a prison sentence by a British-administered court.
The court on a British Sovereign Base Area fined two men ¤1,250 (US$1,885) each over their involvement in the October, 2007 killing of 52 endangered Red Footed Falcons. |
http://www.pr-inside.com/cyprus-wildlife-group-claims-falcon-poachers-r459869.htm
...a first step, it is said. |
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repulsewarrior
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| Conservationists in Cyprus accused authorities on Wednesday of allowing the spring bird-shooting season to go ahead despite a ban by the European Union. |
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL30937605
"The government sets different dates for crow shooting every year, sometimes late April, sometimes late June ... it is nothing suspicious," said Pantelis Hadjiyerou, head of the island's Game Service.
"The hunters, as should always be the case, have to abide by the law. Any hunter falling out of line and who is caught by the Game Service will be charged." |
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repulsewarrior
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Over a million birds slaughtered in past year
MORE than 1.1 million songbirds prized as culinary delicacies were illegally slaughtered by trappers in Cyprus in the past year, BirdLife Cyprus said yesterday.
Cyprus lies on a key migratory route and bird trapping has been commonplace for years. Trappers use either fine mist nets or sticks dipped in sticky lime.
"The figure is an unacceptable toll whichever way you look at it," said Martin Hellicar, executive manager for Birdlife Cyprus.
Many of the birds are served up as expensive delicacies in local restaurants, even though trapping and consumption is strictly banned, the group said.
Although the overall figure in trappings appeared unchanged for 2008 compared to 2007, there was a 50 per cent spike in trappings during the winter of 2008 compared to the same season a year earlier, Hellicar said.
A report on the situation, compiled by Birdlife Cyprus and Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, has been submitted to a wildlife committee of the Council of Europe, the Cypriot government and the European Commission.
About 90 per cent of the migratory birds which fly from Europe to warmer climates over Cyprus each year are protected, and also include threatened species.
Trapping using fine mist nets spread over trees is a common method, along with lime sticks placed in bushes. Birdsong recordings are used as a lure.
The birds, known as "ampelopoulia" are served in restaurants for up to five euros apiece. They are normally fried, wrapped in vine leaves to conceal from other possibly disapproving patrons and consumed whole. (R)
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erolz
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Hi RW
I know Martin Hellicar well and he is a good friend of mine. I have worked on his project in the South that does bi annual monitoring of trapping activites there and we hope to be able to start similar here under the Kuskor banner. It is a struggle however, Bird Life Cyprus in the south is well supported and well funded and well organised. Unfortunately I can not say the same of Kuskor but we ARE trying our best to rectify that. |
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