‘Trophies’ shared on social media reveal scale of mass bird slaughter in Lebanon

‘Trophies’ shared on social media reveal scale of mass bird slaughter in Lebanon

Every year, during the Northern Hemisphere spring and autumn, the skies over Lebanon are dotted with millions of birds on their epic migrations. From soaring Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) to charismatic white storks (Ciconia ciconia), more than 500 species of birds traverse the African-Eurasian flyway, which funnels over Lebanon, as they migrate between their breeding grounds in Europe and their wintering grounds in Africa. “It’s an …