SPNL is the national partner for BirdLife International in Lebanon. We strive to conserve biodiversity for the provision of a better quality of life through sustaining sites, habitats, species, and people.
Despite the closure of the hunting season, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) uncovered several illegal trapping nets in an area east of Lebanon. Alongside the...
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) proudly announced today the official designation of Lala Municipality as a Hima site, recognizing...
A joint night operation carried out by the Lebanese Army, in direct coordination with the APU Unit and Army Intelligence in Dinnieh (North Lebanon),...
The Bonelli’s Eagle, a large bird of prey typically found in Mediterranean regions, has become increasingly rare over the twentieth century. Today, this species...
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and the Mainstreaming conservation of migratory soaring birds project (MSB), implement by the UNDP...
Persian Squirrel
(Sciurus anomalus syiacus)
Status: The Persian squirrel is scarce in Lebanon and is extremely wary of any human presence.
Description: Persian squirrels are quite similar...
Commonly known as Junipers, the JuniperusExcelsa is a tree species found in the Eastern Mediterranean and South Eastern Europe. In Lebanon, it grows at...
Under the IUCN project “Nurturing NGO Capacity to Engage in Biodiversity Conservation in the Eastern Mediterranean” funded by MAVA, a two-day mentoring program was...