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Biologists defy Cyprus ethnic cleave to protect environment

Biologists defy Cyprus ethnic cleave to protect environment Published: Share Tweet Recipient s Name Send There s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an abandoned village inside a UN buffer zone that cuts across ethnically divided Cyprus. Representative Image Nicosia: The endangered Mouflon sheep that are endemic to the eastern Mediterranean island nation is one of many rare plant and animal species that have flourished in this no-man s land, which stretches for 120 miles (180 kilometers) and divides the island s breakaway north from its internationally recognized south. Devoid of human habitation since a 1974 war that spawned the country s ethnic cleave, the buffer zone has become an unofficial wildlife reserve. Its residents include the threatened Egyptian fruit bat, the bee orchid, and the Eurasia

Biologists defy Cyprus ethnic cleave to protect environment

Updated Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an abandoned village inside a U.N. buffer zone that cuts across ethnically divided Cyprus. The endangered Mouflon sheep that’s endemic to the eastern Mediterranean island nation is one of many rare plant and animal species that have flourished in this no-man’s land, which stretches for 120 miles (180 kilometers) and divides the island’s breakaway north from its internationally recognized south. Devoid of human habitation since a 1974 war that spawned the country’s ethnic cleave, the buffer zone has become an unofficial wildlife reserve. Its residents include the threatened Egyptian fruit bat, the bee orchid and the Eurasian Thick-knee, a dwindling species of shor

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