Posted By
Najib
Jun 08, 2019 02:47
After almost a two-week chase, the monkey that escaped from a farm South of Lebanon into Israel was finally captured and sent back to Nun Béatrice Mauger via the UN. The vervet monkey, named Tachtouch, was spotted in various locations before getting caught. Over the last two weeks, the mischievous primate was filmed monkeying around in the villages of Zar’it and Shtula and the Arab towns of Hurfeish, Deir al-Assad and Majd al-Krum, just west…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 22, 2019 04:12
I'm not sure how many butterflies have survived the storm this weekend but few days ago, Lebanon witnessed a migration of butterflies in numbers unseen since 1917, according to Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, a professor in plant genetics at Lebanon’s St Joseph University. Reuters reported that millions crossed mountains, fields, villages and cities, and brought back reminders to some villagers of the infamous locust infestation during the Great Famine of 1915-1918. I haven't seen many…
Animals & Wildlife
2 months ago
Killing stray dogs is unfortunately quite common in Lebanon, despite being barbaric and ineffective. There are several ways to handle stray dogs, one of them being building local shelters or contacting animal services to some ...
Animals & Wildlife
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I’ve read on three different media sources that a wild boar weighing over 300 kilos was killed somewhere in Lebanon. One source said in Hasbaya, the other in Marj el Zouhour and another said somewhere ...
Animals & Wildlife
9 months ago
I’ve been following this story for the last couple of days and I can’t really tell who’s lying and who’s telling the truth. The Ministry of Agriculture has been denying since day the story but ...
Animals & Wildlife
9 months ago
Lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates. They are highly endangered species that somehow made their way to a Lebanese pet shop, where they obviously don’t belong. The pet shop was ...
Animals & Wildlife
10 months ago
We keep seeing viral videos documenting animal abuse in Lebanon but we’ve never heard of anyone getting arrested for these crimes. BETA took it upon themselves to investigate one of these cases and managed after ...
Animals & Wildlife
10 months ago
Ten old army tanks were dumped off the coast of Sidon in an attempt to create a new haven for wildlife in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as attract tourists and divers to the area. ...
Animals & Wildlife
10 months ago
This is hilarious. According to this MTV report, they are raising chicken inside EDL’s headquarters on the second floor and they’re provided with 24/7 electricity while the rest of us are paying outrageous generator bills ...
Animals & Wildlife
11 months ago
Despite efforts to enforce a new hunting law and force hunters to get new licenses, hunting crimes are still numerous in Lebanon and overhunting is undermining efforts of local NGOs. To make things worse, the ...
