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...
When, Where, And Why Are Soaring Migrants Dying? Geographic Differences In...
Bird migration has long fascinated humanity and scientists have long puzzled over how migration evolves and how it can be maintained in natural populations....
World Migratory Bird Day: the ultimate bi-annual celebration of the amazing...
Things kick off on Saturday 8 May 2021 with World Migratory Bird Day, the ultimate bi-annual celebration of the amazing endurance of migratory birds...
Protecting nature has bigger economic benefit than exploiting it
A new study analysing sites across the world has found that in most cases, economic benefits are higher when habitats are conserved or restored...
Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Headaches?
A great spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) on a tree. Unlike the human brain, the woodpecker's brain is tightly confined by muscles in the skull...
Red List update: parrots of the Americas in peril
One of the planet’s most beleaguered avian groups, the neotropical parrots, took another hit in the 2020 Red List, with a further four species...
Red List 2020: seven things you might have missed
The carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” may soon need to become one verse shorter as a European partridge is listed as Near Threatened....
