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, ...

The mass killing of migratory birds in Cyprus has reached a record low mainly due to a clampdown on illegal trapping in British military-controlled areas, a conservationist group said Monday. Birdlife ...

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 ...

Police on a British military base in Cyprus on Thursday launched their latest weapon in the fight against illegal bird trappers –- a high-tech drone. A recent study by Britain’s Royal Society for the ...

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 ...

Songbirds are a culinary delicacy in Cyprus — but catching and eating them is illegal. Even so, the practice is on the rise and could be threatening rare species. It wasn't until I saw the blade ...

Wild life organizations claimed on Tuesday that illegal trapping in Cyprus resulted in the killing of over 2 million songbirds last year. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and BirdLife ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds fall victim to illegal bird hunting in Cyprus. PETBOOK investigated why this is still possible despite the EU ban, who profits from the bloody ...

The mass killing of migratory birds in Cyprus has reached a record low mainly due to a clampdown on illegal trapping in British military-controlled areas, a conservationist group said Monday. Birdlife ...