Professor Dr. Khaled Etayeb, President of the Libyan Society for Birds (LSB), participated in a press report published by Sputnik, addressing the issue of illegal hunting of migratory birds in Libya. The report highlighted the challenges facing bird and habitat conservation and the importance of strengthening national efforts to protect biodiversity.

During his statements, Dr. Khaled highlighted several key issues, including:

🔹 Declining numbers of migratory birds: He noted that studies conducted by the Society in cooperation with several organizations estimate that approximately half a million birds are subjected to illegal hunting in Libya, coinciding with an annual increase in the number of hunters.

🔹 Environmental impacts of illegal hunting: He explained that unregulated hunting poses a threat to birds and ecological balance, emphasizing the need to reduce practices that negatively affect migratory bird populations.

🔹 Updating hunting legislation: He stressed the importance of updating and strengthening hunting regulations, identifying species that may legally be hunted, establishing clear limits and controls, and setting hunting seasons that reflect current environmental conditions.

🔹 Strengthening monitoring and awareness: He emphasized the importance of establishing a specialized authority to monitor hunting activities, intensifying public awareness campaigns, and encouraging compliance with hunting regulations to protect birds and biodiversity.

The Libyan Society for Birds emphasizes the importance of cooperation among government institutions, environmental organizations, researchers, and local communities to protect migratory birds and their habitats and to reduce illegal hunting.

For the full press report, please visit the following link:

https://sarabic.ae/20260921/%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B0%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6-1117130100.html?fbclid=Iwb21leAUfXntwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHifHlpwV-LTnAlKg4KgdRxQvNra0PWEZQgjPmmxiaHNQfmuyFA6j2ofC1GX0_aem__OQZJSkY2pc97LwqN2x_Vw

Report prepared by: Journalist Maher Al-Shaari — Sputnik News Agency.