Red Natura 2000

Main Menu

  • Special Conservation Zones
  • Protection For Birds
  • Habitats Directive
  • Fauna And Flora
  • Capital

Red Natura 2000

Header Banner

Red Natura 2000

  • Special Conservation Zones
  • Protection For Birds
  • Habitats Directive
  • Fauna And Flora
  • Capital
Habitats Directive
Home›Habitats Directive›Cyprus launches campaign against snake nets acting as brutal death traps – PHOTOS

Cyprus launches campaign against snake nets acting as brutal death traps – PHOTOS

By Joyce B. Buchanan
June 3, 2022
0
0

Snake nets are brutal death traps and the government on Wednesday launched a campaign against them from the wider coastal district of Famagusta, according to Philenews.

Farmers and landowners are using damaged or worn netting that is laid in thin webs along property lines or tied to fences and walls, the Department of Agriculture and police have found.

However, not only snakes are caught there, but also other reptiles, hedgehogs and many ground-dwelling birds.

The brutal trapping is being carried out despite calls not to kill the snakes – some species of which are protected by the EU Habitats Directive and national legislation that makes it an offense to capture and kill them.

Fines in Cyprus can be up to €17,000, three years in prison or both sentences together.

There are eight species of snakes in Cyprus, with the venomous blunt-nosed viper (macrovipera lebetina) being the only one that poses a danger to humans.

Since no snake will attack humans unless disturbed or provoked, people should not try to capture or kill one.

People are advised to avoid going to densely vegetated areas that impede visibility or putting their hands in bushes or under rocks and tree bark without protective gloves.

Related posts:

  1. SUPRCARE launches the first reusable silver-based antiviral surgical mask that kills viruses on contact
  2. Developing a sustainable blue economy in the European Union – Eurasia Review
  3. Farmers join forces to protect part of the Caha River
  4. Luggala peatlands will be restored to support carbon capture and biodiversity

Recent Posts

  • Local businesses have proposed to turn the Bowdon Hotel into a ‘multi-generational’ development with accommodation, a care home and a crèche
  • Green groups say bird species need habitat protection
  • Amid protests, Kerala to seek amendment of Supreme Court directive on environmentally sensitive areas
  • Anythink Libraries to Build a Nature Library
  • New flower species discovered at Monroe County Bioblitz Nature Preserve

Archives

  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • March 2021

Categories

  • Capital
  • Fauna And Flora
  • Habitats Directive
  • Protection For Birds
  • Special Conservation Zones
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy