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  1. David

    ID from Lebanon

    These are birds displayed by Lebanese hunters on the bonnet of their pick-ups. I won't publish othetr photos I have because the numbers and type of protected and rare species are horrifying:C
  2. David

    ID from Lebanon

    That's what I thought at first - but definitely from Lebanon (perhaps migrating from Caucausas or further north/north-east.
  3. David

    ID from Lebanon

    Can anyone help with an ID of this (game) bird shot by hunters in Lebanon?
  4. David

    Terrible massacre of thousands of migrant finches and pipits in Italy

    You can read more here on our website Kathy - but in principle it is senseless killing for killing's sake.
  5. David

    Terrible massacre of thousands of migrant finches and pipits in Italy

    CABS videos on YouTube
  6. David

    Terrible massacre of thousands of migrant finches and pipits in Italy

    I couldn't let this one go. We at CABS experience all of this at first hand every year not only in Italy, but also in France, Spain and on Cyprus and Malta. We also get assaulted on occasions and our cars and property damaged or stolen. The film in question was shot by my close friend and...
  7. David

    Terrible massacre of thousands of migrant finches and pipits in Italy

    Well that's one way of dealing with the issue Del. No offence meant but slaughtering large numbers of birds is an emotional experience - even at second-hand. When I read something like this (and from a birder at that!) I sometimes wonder why we bother to take direct action - and gather evidence...
  8. David

    Terrible massacre of thousands of migrant finches and pipits in Italy

    I agree and sympathise with all your points Kenneth - but please don't hijack this important thread. It's no use bemoaning these peoples illegal activities. We have to do something concrete about it! http://www.komitee.de/en/protest/stop-finch-hunting
  9. David

    Terrible massacre of thousands of migrant finches and pipits in Italy

    We do our best - but the EU and its member states must act!
  10. David

    Terrible massacre of thousands of migrant finches and pipits in Italy

    Dear friends and colleagues, Video material shot by CABS members in the Italian Alps has severely shocked bird and nature lovers all over Europe. The film shows the massacre of over 10,000 song birds by over 100 hunters on an alpine mountain pass vital for bird migration. Within a short...
  11. David

    Conservationists attacked on Cyprus

    During our spring camp we were accompanied for some of the time by a film crew from Stern TV (German RTL). They made a short documentary (10 mins) which included one of our teams (Andrea) - and them - being attacked by poachers (the teams reported similar incidents almost every day -...
  12. David

    Anti-poaching ops in the Mediterranean spring 2011

    Malta - White storks shot on migration See this story WHITE STORKS SHOT
  13. David

    Anti-poaching ops in the Mediterranean spring 2011

    Media echoes: Links to international press clippings
  14. David

    CABS Cyprus spring 2011 bird protection camp

    The daily diary is here: DAILY CAMP DIARY
  15. David

    A small victory on Malta

    http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110222/local/two-hunters-found-guilty-of-threatening-cabs-volunteer The original story is here: CABS volunteer assaulted during bird cemetery find
  16. David

    CABS bird protection camps spring 2011

    Preparations for our spring camps in Italy and on Cyprus and Malta are now well under way. Details of the camps here
  17. David

    CABS Annual Operational Report 2010

    Dear friends, members, colleagues, supporters and regular followers of our activities and campaigns, Once again we at CABS have an eventful year behind us. Our new look website at www.komitee.de/en is packed with information on our activities at home and abroad; but for those with less time to...
  18. David

    CABS Annual Operational Report 2010

    Dear friends, members, colleagues, supporters and regular followers of our activities and campaigns, Once again we at CABS have an eventful year behind us. Our new look website at www.komitee.de/en is packed with information on our activities at home and abroad; but for those with less time to...
  19. David

    Cypriot Trapping

    Cyprus illegal trapping - eyewitness accounts I am putting together a report on first hand account by birdwatchers or tourists on illegal bird hunting or trapping on Cyprus. If you can contribute with a short personal statement, story or commentary please contact me on...
  20. David

    Cyprus: Song bird trapping

    Cyprus illegal trapping - eyewitness accounts I am putting together a report on first hand account by birdwatchers or tourists on illegal bird hunting or trapping on Cyprus. If you can contribute with a short personal statement, story or commentary please contact me on...
  21. David

    Prison sentence for bird trader

    Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany: On 15.11.2010 The Pirmasens administrative court sentenced Klaus S. to two years and four months imprisonment as well as a fine of 6,000 Euros for illegal trade in protected birds of prey and falsification of documents. The court found the man guilty...
  22. David

    Cyprus: Song bird trapping

    Thanks for that Sy V. A friend of mine (non-birder!) called me yesterday to tell me about the article. It has also be published in full in German in Switzerland and will also appear in Jan/Feb in the German GEO with a lot of glossy photos provided by us. Jonathan Franzen has dine the birds...
  23. David

    Bird trapping in Cyprus - please support

    We are now at 3,917 signatures. I want to crack at least the 4,000 mark this weekend and head for 5,000 next week! CYPRUS MAIL PROTEST LINK Pass it on!!!!!
  24. David

    Cyprus: Song bird trapping

    We are now at 3,917 signatures. I want to crack at least the 4,000 mark this weekend and head for 5,000 next week! CYPRUS PROTEST MAIL LINK Pass it on!!!!!
  25. David

    Talking naturally - Podcast with CABS

    Have a listen to this when you have time. Charlie Moores interviews David Conlin of CABS Mostly concentrating on the problem of bird slaughter in the Mediterranean.
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