This week, members of the Akrotiri Environmental Workers from the Akrotiri Environmental and Schooling Centre and members of the Republic of Cyprus Sport and Fauna Service, have this week launched 4 protected fowl species again into the wild after they had been efficiently rehabilitated.
A press launch circulated on Wednesday by the British Bases in Cyprus says that the birds – a Honey Buzzard, a Black Kite, two Night time Herons and a Corncrake – which had been discovered “injured or exhausted” throughout their migration efforts, had been present process therapy on the Sport and Fauna Service facility in Nicosia earlier than being returned to the Akrotiri space to proceed their journey.
Previous to their launch, the birds had been ringed to higher inform the AEEC and Sport Fund skilled’s migration and ecology research and a GPS/GSM transmitter was additionally fitted to a Honey Buzzard to trace its migratory path to Africa.
1000’s of Honey Buzzards are estimated to move by Akrotiri each autumn as a part of their migration route and are mentioned to make use of the peninsula as a stop-over website to relaxation – usually for one evening – earlier than persevering with.
Talking on the launch, Dr. Thomas Hadjikyriakou, the AEEC supervisor, defined why these actions had been so important and why he felt the presence of youngsters from Akrotiri Major College was so necessary.
“Information on their migratory routes is significant for his or her safety and conservation in Cyprus and throughout their migratory routes from Northern Europe to Central Africa. The work immediately has been utilised for instructional functions as a part of the tutorial applications supplied on the centre to navy and RoC faculties”, he mentioned.
He additionally famous that youngsters from Akrotiri Major College have adopted the entire strategy of taking biometric measurements, attaching rings and utilizing transmitters and the problems of fowl migration, poaching and conservation work has been defined to them.