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A Prairie Warbler is viewed during one of the best months for bird watching on May 7, 2014 at Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of bird watchers or “birders” congregate in Prospect Park and Manhattan’s central Park for the
Under the Patronage of HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talal, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature – Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN) organized the Hima forum which took place in Amman Jordan on 6-7 May 2014. The Forum highlighted IUCN’s initiatives on Hima
Web Version | Like Tweet Forward Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter Issue May 2014 SPNL volunteer caught wild animals and filmed them in Anjar SPNL volunteer Berj Tamborian caught wild animals and filmed the scenes in Hima Anjar. Tamborian recorded
We are excited to announce the fourth photographer to participate in the “On the move exhibition” Asaad Saleh from Lebanon! On the Move is an exhibition of professional photography commissioned by the Mediterranean Consortium for Nature and Culture. It celebrates the lives,
SPNL volunteer Berj Tamborian caught wild animals and filmed the scenes in Hima Anjar. Tamborian recorded the scenes he created by feeding several animals including bedger, hyena, river otter, porcupine, red fox, rock partridge, and weasle. Mammals are perhaps the hardest
Photo credit: Imad Saidi Mediterranean monk seal was seen near sporting club – Beirut on 12 April 2014. The Mediterranean monk seal has been considered extinct in Lebanon for many years, and it is likely that this particular individual originates from elsewhere. On 2010,
A regional meeting was held on the 16th and 17th of April, 2014 in Amman, Jordan. This meeting was back to back between the SEARCH and R-KNOW projects. It witnessed the closing of the SEARCH project after 3 years of its implementation where each project partner presented a
As part of the EU Andeket project a training for scouts was held in Ramlieh, Mount Lebanon on the 29th and 30th of March, 2014. The aim of this training workshop was to prepare and teach the scouts on forest management and monitoring. The 2 day training was filled with both
Under the project Medscapes, a workshop was held by end of March till early April. The first three days of the workshop were held in Limassol as a meeting of experts in landscape where experts from each partner country, Lebanon, Jordan, Cyprus, and Greece presented their
Transhumance is losing its importance today. People do not find it feasible to move along the valley. Few farmers undertake short-distance movements with their herds. However, transhumance helps avoid overgrazing occurring in lowlands. Also, it helps keep mountain pastures