18.000 hunters came out pagan

Eighteen thousand hunters began the expeditions for pheasants and turtledoves. Some caught the good posts from the beginning of the week, while there were also those who went out hunting illegally before the official start. On foot Police, Thera Fund and Forest Department.

The pheasant and trout hunt lasts for five excursions, only on Sundays and it is expected that today more than 17 thousand friends of the sport will excurs.

The Thera Fund calls on hunters to abide by all written and unwritten laws and to show respect to their colleagues and the properties that host them.

The pheasant and turtle hunt will last for five excursions, only on Sundays and it is expected that more than 17 thousand friends of the sport will excurs tomorrow.

The Police and the Fund of Thera are also on foot with the aim of preventing poaching, both during the day and at night.

Since yesterday, patrols have intensified throughout Cyprus with police and gamekeepers checking all vehicles moving in rural areas, as well as those who have taken the theoretically good positions since the beginning of the week.

Concerns are being raised by the action of poachers, who again this year made sure to go for pheasants and turtledoves before the official start of the hunt.

Typical are the images from the wings of the killed birds left behind by the poachers.

The officials of the Forest Department are also on alert, since due to the high temperatures there is an increased risk of fires. Something that the Representative of the Hunting Federation Antonis Nikolaidis points out with his statements to Antenna.

Police and Thera Fund urge hunters to renew their hunting license, to be informed about the allowed hunting areas and to take measures to avoid heat stroke.

Source: ANT1