Friday, 27 December 2013

British bases in Cyprus are hotspots for bird trapping

UK sovereign base areas in Cyprus have become illegal bird-trapping "hotspots", according to research by The RSPB and birdlife Cyprus.

The have been monitoring bird-trapping operations on the island since 2002.

BirdLife Cyprus announced that, in that time, the scale of bird-trapping had increased by 54%.

Although it is widespread, the charity believed that some of the largest trapping operations were on UK soil.

The charity also hopes that its latest findings will persuade the Cypriot government to take action against the restaurants that are selling this illegal dishes.

But many people believe that as long as there is a demand for the dishes bird-trapping will continue.

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