Breeding Survey of the Syrian Serin in Lebanon

This research is being conducted by Trevor Poyser Species Conservation Fund Recipient Association for Bird Conservation in Lebanon (ABCL) led by Fouad Itani. Backed by the generous support of the Trevor Poyser Species Conservation Fund, the Association for Birds Conservation

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Go and do: Aghbeh is a bird’s safe passage over Lebanon

On the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, the anti-poaching unit (APU) of the  the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), and the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC) in partnership with the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) and in

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Dismantling 400 meters of mist nets in Iklim Al Kharoub

Iklim Al Kharoub Responsible hunters spearhead the fight against mist nets and the anti-poaching unit (APU), together with the security forces, removes about 400 meters of nets Responsible hunters in the Iklim Al Kharoub, Chouf region, Mount Lebanon, specifically in the

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Mountain Pastures’ Restoration in Lebanon: A review

Project title: Building the ecologic and socio-economic resilience of the Shouf Mountain Landscape by restoring and strengthening the socio-cultural fabric which sustains its biodiversity and cultural values Report title: Mountain Pastures’ Restoration in Lebanon: A review

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In nature nothing goes to waste

In nature nothing goes to waste Maher OstaExpert in Biodiversity and Ecological systems Frogs enjoyed eating the flies that landed on the dead fishDid you know that frogs swallow their prey whole? and that they cannot take chunks out of large food items? When they found

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Dismantling 600 meters of mist nets in Iklim Al Kharoub

Some 600 meters of bird mist nets have been removed from seven sites in Iklim El Kharoub, in the areas of Dibbiyeh, Al Borjein, Barja, and Al Shmmais. Mist nets are near-invisible nets, and birds fly straight into the net. One net can trap 400 birds. The poachers have found

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