In cooperation with several members of the Libyan Society for Birds, staff from Mitiga Airport, and the Zoology Department team at the University of Tripoli, a Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) was released on 30 November 2017 after being found entangled in a net that prevented it from flying.

This event occurred during a field visit by a zoology student conducting a graduation project at the University of Tripoli – Faculty of Science, aimed at studying waterbirds in Sabkhat Al-Mallaha.

The bird was carefully handled prior to its release, as part of the ongoing efforts by the society and scientific institutions to protect birds and support biodiversity in Libya.