“Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!” is the theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, an annual global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them. SPNL celebrates #WorldMigratoryBirdDay2021 with a
By Dominic Mitchell Migratory birds move in their countless millions across the Americas, Africa and Eurasia each spring and autumn. These epic journeys often take place on broad fronts, but birds also concentrate at bottlenecks where geographical features funnel them over
SPNL LaunchesFish and Wildlife Unit in response to the fish kill in Lake Qaraoun on the Litani River The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon announced today the launching of Fish and Wild life Unit (FWU) in response to the fish kill in Lake Qaraoun on the Litani
Farming together for a sustainable agricultureRania KhalilSPNL Agricultural Coordinator - CEPF Project 1Farmers from Ras El Metn and HammanaWe are working with farmers from Ras El Metn and Hammana, following weekly with them and helping them to strengthen the traditional
We are delighted to announce the launch of the brochure titled: “Making Your Own Butterfly Garden: A Startup Guide” Husein Ali Zorkot The Guide is describing the fun and knowhow of butterfly gardening, a sustainable type of gardening, anywhere at home, on a
In nature nothing goes to waste Maher OstaExpert in Biodiversity and Ecological systems Frogs enjoyed eating the flies that landed on the dead fishDid you know that frogs swallow their prey whole? and that they cannot take chunks out of large food items? When they found
A young Egyptian Vulture’s first migration was brutally cut short. Thankfully, BirdLife Partners were watching over her every step of the way. Through their co-operation, they transformed an illegal hunting casualty into a story of hope. By Jessica Law In September 2020,
One of the wonders of the natural world, migration “bottlenecks” occur where vast clouds of large soaring birds – especially raptors – concentrate at narrow land passages. Get a bird’s eye view on the science behind the world’s largest bird migration congregations. By
Some 600 meters of bird mist nets have been removed from seven sites in Iklim El Kharoub, in the areas of Dibbiyeh, Al Borjein, Barja, and Al Shmmais. Mist nets are near-invisible nets, and birds fly straight into the net. One net can trap 400 birds. The poachers have found
A probable epidemic has occurred in a Mirror Carp Fish of Litani River this week. Affected fish were seen lying in shallow water and gasping at the surface. After getting notified by the LRA (Litani River Authority) about a mass mortality of fish in the Quaraoun Lake, and in