From the beginning of September until the middle of November, 16 activists from Europe participated in the autumn campaign of the Committee Against Birds Slaughter in Cyprus, according to a statement from the Committee.
The Committee’s teams reported to the Cypriot authorities a total of 135 bird trapping sites and 76 poaching incidents.
According to the press release, 60 people were prosecuted of whom 44 for trapping birds and 16 for illegal hunting. In addition, trapping devices were seized and 573 birds were saved and released from the traps, mainly small birds.
Source: Cyprus News Agency