Philip Issa, Associated Press
Updated 5:27 am, Tuesday,
January 30, 2018
This Oct. 28, 2017 photo, shows a
hunter holding two dead Calandra Larks in his hand near the town of Brital,
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Lebanon lies on key migratory routes for several
protected European species of birds that winter in the Persian Gulf and Africa.
But even with a new law in place banning the hunting of protected species,
Lebanese and European conservationists say overhunting in Lebanon is
undermining their efforts.
BRITAL, Lebanon (AP) — To bird
lovers, the scenes are upsetting. Dozens of dead buzzards lie on a carpet of
feathers on a rocky hill in northern Lebanon. Hunters pose with their catch —
scores of calandra larks, known for their melodious birdsong, arranged neatly
on the hoods of their Land Rovers.
Great white pelicans, protected
both in Europe and Lebanon, soar overhead, then with a crack of rifle fire,
tumble down into the shrubs below.
Posted on Lebanese social media
in recent months, the images point to the enormity of the task facing
authorities as they try to clamp down on hunting practices more at home in the
"Wild West" than a country run by law.
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