Biodiversity Guardianship
From Our Land, the Story Begins… and with Agriculture, the Heartbeat Continues
Lebanon’s agricultural lands have long been the silent witnesses of our resilience, the cradle of our history, and the lifeline of our rural communities....
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)...
The Orange House Project Saving Lebanon’s Sea Turtles
For millennia, sea turtles have swum ashore every summer to lay their eggs on beaches in what is now southern Lebanon. After incubation, the...
Half of N. American Birds in peril from climate change
Iconic North American birds like the Bald Eagle and Brown Pelican are among hundreds of mankind's feathered friends facing threats to their survival due...
Birds and Climate Report: A Field Guide to a Warmer Future
Global warming is already changing the environment on which Birds depend, but there's still time to save birds.
Check out what The National Audubon Society...
Vultures in Africa and Europe could face extinction within our lifetime...
BirdLife International – the world’s largest conservation partnership - has announced that vultures have rapidly become one of the most threatened families of birds...
12 bird species threatened in Lebanon: Report
12 species of birds in Lebanon are threatened, and 16 other species of birds are near threatened according to the 2014 Red List prepared...
One tenth of bird species flying under the conservation radar
More than 350 newly recognised bird species have been assessed by BirdLife International for the first time on behalf of The IUCN Red List...
