Guys!, we as Pro Lebanese hunters we are against all these type of hunting too.
Welcome to the forum Pro Lebanese hunter, since you said that you are against all of these types of hunting too, are you also against the hunting of small songbirds such as: Chaffinches, Warblers, Golden orioles, Barn Swallows, Sparrows, Bee-eaters and Wheatears? We have posted photos of the indiscriminate killing of thousands of these birds here too. The killing of these species is illegal. I checked your page and there are loads of photos of these shot birds in your bags. What is your view on this? Are you aware that his is illegal too?
the government is not making any moves against this illegal hunting, we are trying through our facebook group "PRO LEBANESE HUNTERS" to educate people about what to shoot, and when, and where, and how much. always QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.
Quantity over Quality? Are you sure you really mean that? Judging from all the pics on your facebook page uploaded by your members, its quite the contrary !! Car bonnets covered with hundreds of dead birds, is this what you mean by Quality over Quantity? Come on
anyone who post a photo of an illegal and protected shot bird or animal they owner of the photo is removed after telling the person who posted it why he should not hunt it.
While its commendable that you take off photos of shot protected raptors uploaded on your page may I let you know that all the above photos were taken from your Facebook pages, some of them are still on display till today, so I doubt that most hunters share your same view, and protected birds shot at is still the order of the day and most hunters support this illegal behaviour. Photos of bagged finches, sparrows, golden orioles, warblers, bee eaters and swallows are all illegal. Are you going to take off these photos too? Are you going to tell these hunters to stop shooting them too? Because the only birds that you can legally hunt are Skylark, Song Thrush, Quail, Turtle Dove and the ducks sp. all the rest are illegal and aren't even considered as fair game birds
beleive me there is a lot of hunters who used to kill protected species, now they are not doing it anymore, and following the rules.
Good to know, but judging from all the continuous stream of pics uploaded online, illegal hunting still takes it toll and many protected birds are still being killed in Lebanon irrelevant of what you claim. Its your concern and should be from your own interest that rules are obeyed and your hunting is sustainable. As things stand hunting in lebanon is anything but that
are trying to apply each one by himself the european hunting rules and regulations.
European hunting rules and regulations prohibit the hunting of small song birds such as finches sparrows, bee-eaters, swallows and all the rest. European hunting rules and regulations also prohibit the use of Logvogels and bird callers. European hunting rules and regulations also implement bird bags. in Lebanon its a free to all and everyone tries to shoot as much as they can possibly kill. Are you ready to enforce all these rules and regulations too?
by the way SKYLARK, you are from malta. and you are talking about poachers and illegal hunting in lebanon, check whats happening in malta concerning that, then post about lebanon.
Yes I know I'm from Malta and I'm proud to be Maltese. You don't need to ell me to check what goes on in my country. I actively volunteer at the local camps against illegal hunting, report all illegalities to the police, create awareness about the needs to protect and enjoy our birds and promote birdwatching. So yes I have 'checked' what goes on here locally and thats why I'm writing about what goes on in your country Lebanon, because no one knows whats going on there and everyone has the right to know about the mass killing of migratory birds that goes on in your back garden.
Also since you're mentioning illegal hunting in my country, I can assure you that no hunter in Malta goes on shooting finches and sparrows, and no hunter goes on shooting bee-eaters and golden orioles. You may find one or two idiots that do so, but they don't go on killing hundreds of them for peats sake. Anyone that breaks the law here knows that he is doing so and when they do, they very rightly know that if they get caught they are gonna have to face the consequences. Not really the case in Lebanon, enforcement in most areas is almost inexistent.
No Hunter in Malta ever bags more than 50 birds in a day (legal species) and you'll be lucky to find anyone who bags more than 200 thrushes in a whole season. Unlike Lebanon where you can bag 200 birds in just one day. Also Malta is not on the main migratory route, we are just a migratory flyway. Still equally important for migratory birds, certainly not as important as lebanon which is on the main flyway and is a bottleneck in the middle east. Malta has improved a lot along the years thanks to international backing and help,and increase in enforcement and awareness of the general public. Also the few illegal incidents here make it in the media, by the same scale of attention you should be given double that!! As things stand, a massacre of birds goes on in Lebanon and no one 's got a clue about it and it never makes the headlines anywhere. Googling ''Illegal hunting in Lebanon' will give you very few results. Try google Malta and see what come's up...Ironic isn't it?
So before you go on blabbing about my country get the facts right, and no matter how much you try to cover it up, don't worry your hunting friends have done a 'great' job in exposing the atrocities and mass killing of birds. Even posing near dead or injured birds (all protected) , and no one can unfortunately do anything to change the truth. Birds are our common heritage, so it is in all our interest that they are safeguarded, irrelevant what country you're from. Birds don't belong to any country, as they defy all borders of all nations and migrate from here to there
So it would be better if you really educate hunters and promote sustainability. It would be even better if you opened your country to eco-tourism. Are you aware that there are plenty of birdwatchers and wild life enthusiasts that would be ready to pay big money to birdwatch and pump well needed money in your economy? Are you aware that the illegal and unsustainable hunting in the middle east is leaving an effect on our european birds? Of course illegalities exist everywhere, but its not an excuse not to act. Some countries have small problems, others big and a few others have even bigger problems, and Lebanon is one of them
Waiting for your reply,