Anti-Poaching Unit
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...
Lebanon Under Scrutiny in New Report on Illegal Bird Killing in the Mediterranean
A new international report reveals that Lebanon remains significantly off track in its commitment to reduce illegal bird killing (IKB) by 2030, despite previous...
Awareness and Training Activity for Maronite Scout Guides in Sehaileh, Keserwan
The Anti-Poaching Unit in collaboration with the Girl Guides of the St. Anthony the Great Troop – Maronite Scout Association, organized an awareness and...
Preliminary assessment of the scope and scale of illegal killing and...
The scientific paper on illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean titled "Preliminary assessment of the scope and scale of illegal killing and taking...
Eight million birds killed illegally at 20 Mediterranean locations each year
By Stuart Butchart, Birdlife.org
Scientists from BirdLife International estimate that 20 locations in the Mediterranean may be responsible for eight million individual birds being illegally...
Slaughter of the song birds
Songbirds are a culinary delicacy in Cyprus — but catching and eating them is illegal. Even so, the practice is on the rise and...
Protecting the Mediterranean’s migratory birds
After Birdfair, the fight goes on to protect the illegally hunted migratory songbirds of the Mediterranean fly-way.
During their twice-annual migration, birds face two natural...
Birdfair 2015 Rutland Water: Hope for migratory birds in the Eastern...
Record numbers in the tens of thousands attended the 27th British Birdwatching Fair held at Rutland Water this weekend.
Known as the Birdwatchers’ Glastonbury, the...
Mediterranean Basin Aiming Higher
In the land of the cedar, having feathers is not a good thing. Every year, masses of migratory birds – more than 250 species...
