In a deeply moving and beautifully written story, journalist Christine Habib sheds light on how wars from Lebanon to Gaza and Sudan are not only destroying human lives — but are also disrupting the skies above us.
Published in Asharq Al-Awsat, the feature “Even Birds Pay the Price of War” documents how migratory birds are being killed, displaced, and driven off their routes by conflict and environmental destruction.
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From flaming skies over Gaza, where pelicans and cranes were mistaken for drones and shot down,
to South Lebanon, where forest fires and white phosphorus destroyed thousands of trees and bird habitats,
to Sudan, where migratory routes are now cut off by the violence —
this report captures a haunting truth: war spares no one, not even nature. 🌿
Birdwatcher Shadi Saad, quoted in the article, explains how migration corridors between Lebanon and Palestine have been drastically disturbed since 2023, with numbers of migratory cranes dropping from 50,000 to just 15,000. Some species, like the Palestinian Sunbird, are now on the brink of extinction — their once-green oases in Gaza turned to ash. 💔
👉 A must-read for anyone who believes that the right to live — and to migrate — belongs to every living being.
📖 Read the full story in Asharq Al-Awsat by Christine Habib
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