Biodiversity Guardianship
The Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush — A Vanishing Jewel Among Lebanon’s Mountain Rocks
Spotted recently in the scenic heights of Hammana, a solitary male Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) stunned observers with his brilliant plumage. Captured by...
The Poor Man’s Weatherglass: Spring Wildflowers of Lebanon
As winter loosens its grip, Lebanon’s landscapes awaken with a spectacular display of spring wildflowers, each bloom signaling the arrival of warmer days. Among...
The Common Myna: A Bold Urban Invader Captured at Beirut Waterfront — and a Symbol of a Growing Ecological Dilemma
Earlier today, wildlife photographer and the manager of SPNL's Hima Hammana Raptor Observatory, Chadi Saad, captured a striking image of a Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)...
Saving the Desert’s Most Tenacious Birds
In the heart of Arizona’s arid landscapes, a small owl peered out from a cardboard pet carrier, its large yellow eyes scanning the surroundings...
Improving Conservation Status of the near threatened – Cinereous Bunting
A training was held in Al Fekha within the project “Improving Conservation Status of the near threatened – Cinereous Bunting specie in the Hima...
Storks fly over Lebanon
Storks fly over the town of Faitroun, North East of the capital Beirut, on April 3, 2016.
Patrick BAZ / AFP
World Migratory Bird Day 2016: “ILLEGAL KILLING, TAKING AND TRADE OF...
The Secretariats of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) are pleased to announce that the designated date...
Live and let fly … the happy end of the Golan’s...
Bassam Alkantar - * SPNL media campaigner
Intensive unsustainable hunting and illegal killing of migratory birds are taking place in many parts of the world...
MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEAL Monachus monachus Awareness Pamphlet
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, with fewer than 600 individuals currently surviving. It is believed to...
Emergency conservation for Mediterranean Monk Seal in Lebanon
By Shaun Hurrell,
Once thought locally extinct in Lebanon, immediate action was taken by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon for the...
