Bird activists remove over 2,000 lime sticks.BIRD ACTIVISTS from Germany, Italy and the UK removed and destroyed 2,136 illegal lime sticks and more than 30 mist nets used for bird trapping on Cyprus over the past two weeks, they said yesterday. In a statement, the German-based Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS), said numerous endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. such as Golden Oriole oriole, common name applied to various perching birds of the Old (family Oriolidae) and New (family Icteridae) Worlds. The European orioles are allied to the crows, while the American orioles, of the hangnest group, belong to the blackbird and meadowlark family. , Hoopoe hoopoe (h  `p, –pō), common name for a shy, solitary, Old World woodland bird, Upupa epops. ,
Wryneck wryneck, common name for a primitive, unspecialized bird of the genus Jynx. The name is said to derive from their habit of twisting their necks when disturbed. , Collared Flycatcher The Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers. and even two owls were freed from traps.
In the Ayia Napa Ayia Napa (Greek: Αγία Νάπα; Turkish: Aya Napa; today officially transliterated into English as Agia Napa area alone official complaints were filed with the police against a total of 10 persons who had been involved in setting and operating nets and traps for protecte3d song birds," CABS said. The CABS team, consisting of eight experienced ornithologists This is a list of ornithologists who have articles, in alphabetical order by surname. See also . A-D
he material gained is being evaluated and will be included in a comprehensive report to the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community and the Cyprus government. "With its accession to the EU, Cyprus has committed itself to protect migrant birds. The trapping of millions of birds of protected species for the cooking pot is unparalleled in Europe and must be combated with political will and the full force of the law," said CABS president Heinz Schwarze. He said the conservationists were particularly shocked that many of the trapped song birds were being offered to tourists as a regional delicacy. "We have recorded these facts in detail, and they will form the basis of an international campaign against this unacceptable state of affairs," Schwarze added. CABS also announced their intention to send further teams to Cyprus in October to monitor the situation during autumn migration and, in cooperation with the police, bring "criminal poachers" to justice. The group will also send undercover 'food tasters' to restaurants. "Premises illegally offering song birds for consumption, either openly or under the counter, will be reported by us to the police and can expect them to appear with a search warrant" Schwarze warned. Commenting on the group yesterday Birdlife Cyprus executive manager Martin Hellicar said CABS were an independent group of activists. He said BirdLife supported what they did but not always the methods. "Everything needs to be done within the law in cooperation with the enforcers who have the difficult job of taking on very dangerous criminals," said Hellicar. "This makes it harder for the enforcers who often get shot at, and it makes it harder for us who are here all year round." Hellicar said there were a number of groups who do what CABS does every year "and we see eye-to-eye ninety per cent of the time," he said, adding that the activists knew the risks involved. World Migratory Bird Day is being celebrated worldwide this weekend. "It reminds us yet again of Cyprus' obligations to protect these international travellers -- some of whom come to our island to breed, while others pass through on their way to their European breeding grounds," said a BirdLife statement to mark the day. "Birds know no political boundaries". Copyright Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail is a Cypriot English-language newspaper. It is published daily (except Mondays) and a number of articles are available online. Its current chief editor is Kosta Pavlowitch. The managing director is Kyriakos Iacovides. 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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