CYPRadar 🇨🇾📰 Report recommends removing makeshift cat shelters from Nicosia-Lakatamia linear park to protect biodiversity
A recent report on the redevelopment of the linear park from Nicosia to Lakatamia recommends removing makeshift shelters used by numerous stray cats due to their negative impact on local biodiversity. The cats prey on small birds and reptiles, disrupting the ecosystem and causing a decline in native fauna. The report also highlights nuisance issues, such as odours and insect attraction, linked to improvised shelters and feeding practices.
To address this, the report suggests replacing unauthorised shelters with standardized, natural-material structures that provide adequate protection and are easy to maintain. Municipal authorities, animal welfare groups, and sponsors will collaborate on a program to feed the cats with solid food and maintain the shelters, alongside intensified sterilisation efforts to control the population.
Strovolos Municipality, responsible for the park’s management, funds yearly stray cat sterilisation initiatives, prioritizing large parks like the Linear Park. Volunteers authorized by the Municipality capture and transport cats to licensed veterinary clinics for sterilisation. The community generally supports these measures, viewing them as an effective response to the stray cat issue while balancing ecological preservation.
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