Anti-Poaching Unit
Silent Wings Return to the Wild: APU Unit Releases Rehabilitated Owls in the Heart of Lebanon’s Shouf Cedar Reserve
Deep within the ancient forests of Lebanon's Shouf Cedar Reserve, two pairs of amber eyes blinked cautiously at the world beyond the enclosure. With...
APU Unit Visits Gendarmerie Commander: Joint Commitment to Strengthening Wildlife Protection and Combating Poaching
As part of ongoing efforts to bolster environmental security in Lebanon, the Commander of the Gendarmerie, Brigadier General Jean Aouad, received a delegation from...
Al-Qalamoun Police Detain Illegal Bird Hunter Using Nets and Glue Traps; North Lebanon Prosecutor Takes Action
Following a complaint submitted by sustainable hunters in North Lebanon to the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) regarding an individual who posted photos and videos on...
Awareness and Training Activity in Deir El Ahmar by the Lebanese Relief Scouts in Collaboration with the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU)
The Mar Gerges troop of the Lebanese Relief Scouts in Deir El Ahmar organized an environmental awareness and training event in collaboration with the...
200 meters of mist nets were confiscated in Barja
Today, The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) team together with members of the Middle Eastern Sustainable Hunting Centre (MESHC) conducted...
“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.
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Migrating pelicans...
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)...
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...
Where Eagle Feathers Fall Like Snow
By Helen Sullivan
Photographs by Diego Ibarra Sanchez Published Jan. 6, 2020 - Updated Jan. 12, 2020
HAMMANA, Lebanon — On a Saturday in November, a small group of...
Biggest sting against illegal bird trapping in Lebanon to date
The teams of our current bird protection camp conducted intelligence-led field investigations against illegal mist nets in the towns of Saida and Barja, south...
