article_snippet: Under fire: The British military are not doing enough to stop migratory birds in the Mediterranean being killed by nets or traps, according to a conservation group .
article_snippet: The British military are not doing enough to stop migratory birds in the Mediterranean being killed by nets or trapsthe Mediterranean , a conservation group has claimed.
article_snippet: More than two million migratory birds were deliberately killed in Cyprus last autumn, according to new data.
article_snippet: A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), a partner of Birdlife Cyprus, described the issue as 'trapping on an industrial level'.
article_snippet: A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), a partner of Birdlife Cyprus said: 'We are hoping that We can begin to get a grip and would like the British base of Dhekelia to help clear the acacia, which trappers plant to lure in birds. '
article_snippet: Unfortunately last year the action the British military took was too late because it was after the trapping season. '
article_snippet: Clairie Papazoglou, Birdlife Cyprus' chief added that it 'has been the worst year with the highest trapping levels since the start of the monitoring programme in 2002'.
article_snippet: An official checks a huge haul of hundreds of dead birds taken from trappers in Birdlife Cyprus .
article_snippet: Birdlife Cyprus has also called for tougher sentencing but admitted attitudes towards killing and eating migratory birds would have to change to make a difference.
article_snippet: A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said: 'A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman do not accept the report’s unverified claims about loss of bird life during this period, which was based upon data collected from a very short period. '
highlights_snippet: Conservation groups calling for Ministry of Defence to help remove traps .