The Supreme Constitutional Court of France (Conseil d'Etat) has confirmed the exemption for the use of glue sticks in Provence. The French hunters are still allowed to lay out hundreds of thousands of lime sticks every autumn to catch songbirds and blackbirds. The animals are used as live decoys … [Read More...] about Glue sticks remain allowed in FR

On 24 October 2018 , a team from CABS found a trap with 5 20-meter-long nets near Agia Napa in southeastern Cyprus. Together with the hunting authorities, they tried to catch the poachers - unfortunately they were able to flee. 260 birds hung in the nets - attracted by several electronic … [Read More...] about Huge bird poaching activity at Cyprus closed down

A CABS team  led the police to a hotspot of  illegal hunting in Valcamonica, Lombardy, Italy, where they were able to arrest two poachers. The two perpetrators - father and son - had shot a total of 78 protected birds in just one hour. In addition to many Chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs),  Siskins … [Read More...] about Father and son caught for illegal shooting of protected birds in IT