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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.
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Anti-Poaching Unit

APU Dismantles Illegal Trapping Nets in Deir El Ahmar, East Lebanon

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...

Towards Lebanon’s First Natural Park: Launching Hima Kfarselwen

Under the patronage of the Minister of Environment, Dr. Tamara Elzein, represented by Mr. Jeff Gerjes, and with the support of the Swiss Agency...

Lala Municipality Recognized as a New Hima Site in Lebanon

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) proudly announced today the official designation of Lala Municipality as a Hima site, recognizing...

Lebanese Army in collaboration with APU Unit Halt Dozens of Illegal Hunters in Daria – Dinnieh

A joint night operation carried out by the Lebanese Army, in direct coordination with the APU Unit and Army Intelligence in Dinnieh (North Lebanon),...
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Stop the Illegal Killing of Migratory Birds: BirdLife Actions that Work

An interesting webinar on the urgent problem of illegal killing of migratory birds across the globe, highlighting some of the great work being done...
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Butterflies of the Bekaa Valley: A Scientific Photographic Survey in Hima...

Documenting Biodiversity in Lebanon’s Broadleaf Oak Forest Ecosystem By Husein Ali Zorkot Amid the rolling hills and ancient broadleaf oak forests of Hima Kherbet Qanafar, a...
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When, Where, And Why Are Soaring Migrants Dying? Geographic Differences In...

Bird migration has long fascinated humanity and scientists have long puzzled over how migration evolves and how it can be maintained in natural populations....
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World Migratory Bird Day: the ultimate bi-annual celebration of the amazing...

Things kick off on Saturday 8 May 2021 with World Migratory Bird Day, the ultimate bi-annual celebration of the amazing endurance of migratory birds...
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Birds can change their traditions for the better: study shows Immigration...

Researchers at the University of Konstanz and Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior in Germany have found that birds are able to change their...
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APU rescues swarm of storks from potential killing

Based on a tipoff from sustainable hunters saying that a flock of storks had landed in the Western Bekaa locality of ​​Safra, between Qob...