Hunters have signed a Regional Declaration on Responsible Hunting under the Patronage of the Lebanese Minister of Environment, H.E. Mr. Nazem El Khoury
Academics, NGO representatives and public officials from ten countries in the Middle East, Balkans and Africa are attending the International Gathering on Saving Drying Lakes in Burdur, Turkey, organised by Doğa Derneği (BirdLife in Turkey), next 17-18 September.
An injured white stork was caught by a concerned citizen near Qena, Egypt last Saturday and was handed over to the police as a suspicious looking device the bird was carrying was thought to be a tool of espionage. Meanwhile, Egyptian authorities has examined both stork and the tracker and consider them no threat to national security.
Richard Porter, BirdLife's Middle East adviser, had the privilege of attending Nature Iraq's spring festival and his personal account was broadcast on BBC's From Our Own Correspondent and in their news magazine.
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