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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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One Flock, One Chorus: The Global Birdsong Turns Nature’s Voices into Music

More than 100 bird songs and calls come together in an original Afro-electronic track celebrating BirdLife’s global Partnership—and supporting biodiversity conservation. The world’s birds have...
Photo Credit: Prague Zoo.

Rescued in Lebanon, Reborn in Prague: Egyptian Vulture Saved by SPNL Becomes a Father

Brok, discovered in illegal captivity in Lebanon, and Qalamoon, rescued in Syria, have produced their first chick—an achievement linking local wildlife protection with international...
Dead bird caught in a net © Khaled Etayeb

Millions of birds illegally killed or captured in the Mediterranean every year: experts sound the alarm

On World Migratory Bird Day, Tour du Valat, EuroNatur and BirdLife International – three leading organisations working to conserve birds and their habitats –...

World Migratory Bird Day Highlights the Power of Community Science

Ahead of World Migratory Bird Day on 10 October 2026, a global campaign is celebrating the people whose observations help protect migratory birds—and highlighting...
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“Nature is enjoying itself without us”: coronavirus frees nature in Lebanon

Nature experts in Lebanon have noticed cleaner and clearer air filled with migratory birds as Beirut remains under lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fptWNJ53j9o Migrating pelicans...
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Joint operation against songbird trapping in Chouf, Mount Lebanon

On Monday, The society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) team together with members of the Middle Eastern Sustainable Hunting Centre (MESHC)...
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Support Hima Farms: Land that doesn’t have birds doesn’t have wealth

Last week footage emerged online of a clip taken by a farmer in Western Bekaa, showing dozens of resting storks walking around his tractor...
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SPNL supporting the Hima communities in their fight against Covid-19

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and the Homat al Hima International Center (HHIC), from the latter’s headquarters in the...
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AND I SET THE BLACKCAP FREE: A BIRD-SAVING MISSION IN LEBANON’S...

By Lena Farran Every year, people illegally slaughter millions of migratory birds as they make nature’s most incredible journey. The illegal killing of birds for...
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Important update: bats do not spread COVID-19

There have been reports from across the world of bat culling in a misplaced attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. As an advocate...