From Sport to Crime: Lebanon’s Hunting Freeze

Michael al-Andary, 15:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hunting, long regarded worldwide as the “sport of kings,” has become an illegal pastime in Lebanon following recent government decisions aimed at protecting wildlife. On September 22, 2025, the Ministries of Environment, Agriculture and Interior and Municipalities issued a joint circular banning all wild bird hunting nationwide, citing the ...