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malsancak


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17/12/2009 15:38

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"Whilst under the control of a United Nations peacekeeping force for the past 35 years the Green Line areas in most cases have been allowed to revert to the wild..."

Read more at http://www.northcyprusfreepress.com/2009/12/17/rare-wildlife-found-in-the-cyprus-green-line-areas/



jimmyG


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17/12/2009 15:49

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See previous topic - Casualties of peace in Cyprus.



malsancak


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this article was based on an abcnews article out today, which was based on the Independent article, and Natalie has added a little more information from wikipedia.



Mindy



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It would be amazing if it could be made a protected area for birds and wildlife.



The hunters will be rubbing their hands in glee at the thought of all that game for them to destroy.



malsancak


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Mindy, I hate to say it but I believe you're right about the hunters and all those Mouflon



MartinM


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17/12/2009 18:45

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This would be an ideal area for protection, however, as another poster has mentioned, as soon as there is a settlement the developers will move in. There does seem to be some farming activity in the Buffer Zone and certainly some illegal hunting. I have also heard of animals, such as moufflon or possibly dogs, setting off some land-mines, in years gone by



malsancak


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This is a video of the rare animals found in that area, it appears that isolation has caused them to develop very unusual abilities which can be seen on the video - http://www.northcyprusfreepress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=2055



malsancak


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Ooops, sorry the link is here http://www.northcyprusfreepress.com/?p=2055&cp=1#comment-1173



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