Threatened Species
On World Oceans Day, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) released a landmark report aimed at addressing a major threat to marine species: noise pollution. Noise pollution is known to cause significant disturbance to marine wildlife,
BirdLife’s periodic flagship science publication uses data on birds to assess the condition of the natural world, and is established as one of the most authoritative and influential syntheses of its kind Birds are better known and more widely studied than any other group of
The Eighth Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA MOP8) opened in Budapest, Hungary, today. AEWA MOP8 will be an important policymaking forum ahead of a series of biodiversity-related meetings in the coming months,
Back on September 27, 2021 the APU were able to rescue 3 Egyptian Vultures held in an illegal farm. The story of these 3 magnificent species has just started. These birds were checked and placed within the Luc Hoffman Hima Home rehabilitation center, to properly monitor
Based on various tip-offs, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) was able to confiscate yesterday two Egyptian Vultures (EV) held at a local farm in Mirayata, Zgharta area. The endangered birds were being illegally kept for the past two and half years. The team which included a field
At the end of last year, BirdLife released its yearly update to birds on the IUCN Red List of threatened species: the result of months of hard work from our science team as they collated the latest research into up-to-date assessments of species’ extinction risks. Every
The #ArabianLeopard is a cherished part of our biodiversity and natural heritage, and on the first-ever #ArabianLeopardDay we celebrate efforts to protect these beautiful big cats and safeguard their future across their natural range. February 10, 2022 is the first Arabian
Today the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and its partners are happy to announce the success of the shipment of Anahita a live rare and endangered bird – Egyptian Vulture. It arrived in Prague from Beirut via Istanbul where it will stay for a
SPNL nature peacebuilders and UNIFIL peacekeepers united to take part in the international #CallToEarth Day. SPNL and UNIFIL worked hand in hand to solidify the need to go back to the roots and connect with nature and your fellow human. On the occasion of #CallToEarth Day,
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) organised a bird release event today at Naqoura, South Lebanon, in coordination with the UNIFIL Civil Affairs Office and Logistics, in addition to the SPNL’s Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) and the Middle East Sustainable