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201578 minNot Rateddocumentary

6.3/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Forest Conservation

Emptying the Skies

201578 minNot Rateddocumentary

6.3/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Tens of millions of protected migratory songbirds are illegally killed each year in Cyprus, where ambelopoulia is considered a delicacy.

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Tens of millions of protected migratory songbirds are illegally killed each year in Cyprus, where ambelopoulia is considered a delicacy.

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Doug Kassdirector

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Jonathan Franzen travels to Cyprus, where ambelopoulia, a small songbird, is a prized delicacy. The film reveals that tens of millions of protected migratory songbirds are killed illegally each year. Franzen collaborates with young activists from the Committee Against Bird Slaughter, who undertake perilous missions to rescue trapped birds and confront poachers. The documentary addresses the ineffective law enforcement in Southern Europe and the cultural tensions between Cypriot landowners and Italian activists over land rights and conservation efforts.

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