Every year, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds use the island of Cyprus as a stopover. Photo: Getty Images Every year, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds fall victim to illegal bird ...

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Malta’s derogation from the ban on bird trapping is illegal, yet another confirmation of the island member-state’s continued disregard of the Bird ...

Malta's trapping of protected finches for "research purposes" is illegal, the European Union's top court has ruled. The European Court of Justice judgement is final and Malta risks paying penalties ...

Thousands of Greek Cypriot villagers have handed in their voting cards in protest at government attempts to stop a lucrative trade in trapping and selling small birds. Cyprus is a candidate for EU ...

Bird trappings in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) fell by five per cent last year, its police said on Friday, adding that since 2016 the number has fallen by 97 per cent. The police said they would ...

BirdLife Malta has urged the European Commission to close Malta’s bird trapping season, while urging the government to respect a recent EU Court of Justice decision declaring trapping for "research ...

BirdLife Malta (BLM) has launched a citizen activism campaign to “counter the government’s ongoing finch trapping under the guise of research.” The initiative aims to expose illegal trapping of ...

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.

Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) teams were able to film a total of 19 poachers pursuing their illegal hobby, the organisation said in a statement, adding that trapping is completely prohibited ...