Mysterious donkey deaths spur Cyprus youths to action
by friver ~ April 21st, 2008. Filed under: Animals, Environment, People.
A series of strange, unsolved killings of wild brown donkeys in Cyprus have pushed hundreds of young Cypriots, both Turkish and Greek, to start an online movement to save the rare species.
Using Facebook and email, as well as more traditional methods such as banners erected near the Rizokarpaso donkey sanctuary (yes, they really have one of those), the donkey defenders are fighting to save an important part of their Mediterranean culture.
At this point, alleged suspects in the killings include hunters, developers and farmers who claim that the wild donkeys harm their crops.