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Combating illegal hunting in Lebanon

3 October 2026
A field encounter during activities to combat illegal hunting.
A field encounter during activities to combat illegal hunting.

These photographs document the field activities of the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) of MECSHAP, working with the German association CABS and Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces to combat illegal hunting in the Bekaa and northern Lebanon. The photographs show Sayd Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Adonis Alkhateeb, taking part in field operations in his capacity as director of the Middle East Center for Sustainable Hunting (MECSHAP).

Field documentation from inside the vehicle.
Field documentation from inside the vehicle.
Field work in a densely wooded area.
Field work in a densely wooded area.
Field activities of the Anti-Poaching Unit.
Field activities of the Anti-Poaching Unit.
Documenting dead birds during field work.
Documenting dead birds during field work.
The Internal Security Forces and the Anti-Poaching Unit during field activities.
The Internal Security Forces and the Anti-Poaching Unit during field activities.