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. A lesser whitethroat (Sylvia Curruca) is seen caught on a lime stick bird trap, in Paralimni, Cyprus, on April 15, 2014 [CreditL AFP]"Cyprus is the worst country in Europe for the number of birds killed and...
Migrating birds stop off in Cyprus at their peril
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