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    Migrating White Storks Flying Over Lebanon Were Horrifically Massacred

    By Souad LazkaniMarch 24, 2021
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    In the latest of crimes against nature, thousands of migrating white storks were shot down as they took a migration passage over Lebanon.

    The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) NGO detailed several crimes against migratory white storks that took place as they moved across Lebanon.

    In one instance, a gunned-down stork was found in Beqaa in the hands of two armed men riding a motorcycle. They claimed that they found it and wanted to keep it as a pet.

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    As the flocks of storks moved north, they were shot at upon their arrival above Byblos, Koura, and in the northernmost Lebanese district, Akkar, where shooters used military-grade weapons.

    قتل وقواص بالاسلحة الرشاشة لطيور اللقلق البيضاء التي تمر في اجوائنا في عكار ولا من حسيب اين القوى الامتية لتقمعهم وصوت الرصاص الملعلع معبي الدني والصيد ممنوع ومخالف للقانون قتلهم@GhinaNahfawi@saydehnawwar@LebISF
    @M_MohamedFehmi pic.twitter.com/pohqCjhM5p

    — Roger Saad (@Rrogersaad) March 21, 2021

    The storks were planning to rest and refuel in North Lebanon as they always do while on their migration to Europe for the breeding season, explained Roger Saad, a member of the Association for Bird Conservation in Lebanon (ABCL).

    طائر اللقلق المهاجر يزور لبنان و يستريح ليكمل طريقه pic.twitter.com/aowhqlBRij

    — wafaa kanso وفاء قانصوه .. شركسية 😊 (@Warde05489320) March 23, 2021

    However, poachers decided to shoot at the migrating birds, injuring and killing several, despite it not being hunting season.

    Not only is it illegal to shoot migratory birds in Lebanon, but it is also forbidden to hunt during the breeding season, which is in spring. Additionally, bird hunting in Lebanon is only acceptable for specific kinds of species.

    According to the Association for Bird Conservation in Lebanon (ABCL), thousands of white storks get illegally shot down in Lebanon every spring. While some have a hobby of birdwatching, others load their weapons, ABCL noted.

    Warning: graphic content below

    مجزرة فضيحة بحق اللقلق المهاجر في #بقرزلا #عكار!
    شو بعد في كلام ينقال وينحكى! يا عيب الشوم علينا دولة جربانة عاجزة عن حماية الطيور المهاجرة بحسب الاتفاقات الدولية والقانون580!
    وين وزارة البيئة والداخلية؟!
    هالدم برقبتكم
    @M_MohamedFehmi @Dimyanos_Kattar
    التفاصيل صارت مع @LebISF 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/sP194au73A

    — Ghina (@GhinaNahfawi) March 22, 2021
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