Poaching is a huge problem throughtout the Mediterranean. Often it is linked with "culture", "tradition" or with "sports".
Here is a true life story of Savvas Iezekiel, who like other children in his village in Cyprus, grew up in that environment. He became a hunter when he was 5-6 years old, BUT, when he studied ecology, he realized the the conflict: loving nature and at the same time destroying nature. He took a decision and changed. He is today a senior forested, involved in saving nature and is in love with Griffon Vultures. He is risking his life in forst fires, climbing cliffs and trees to save nature. A real ECONATURE PRODUCTION'S HERO!
Poaching, wildlife poisoning, lack of mangement and especially lack of environmental education still pause sever threaths to the Cypriot nature. Cyprus, and the world, need more and more of people like Savvas.
I would like to thank two people who kindly helped: George Konstantinou
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