Following a documented complaint submitted by sustainable hunters, supported by photographs and GPS coordinates, concerning illegal night hunting in the Koura district of North Lebanon, joint operations were conducted by the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) of the Lebanese–International Joint Operations Room (MECSHAP–CABS), in cooperation and coordination with the ISF North Investigation Unit and the Ministry of Agriculture, represented by the Rural Development Office in North Lebanon.
The operations resulted in the arrest of violators, the impoundment of vehicles, and the seizure of hunting shotguns, searchlights, electronic bird callers, and other hunting equipment found at the sites.
The arrested individuals and seized equipment were handed over to the ISF Chekka Police Station for further legal action. The Ministry of Agriculture also issued official violation reports against those involved.
Anti-poaching operations are carried out in coordination with the ISF Gendarmerie Command Operations Room, the ISF Public Relations Division, Lebanese Army Intelligence, and the Ministry of Agriculture, as part of ongoing joint efforts to combat illegal and indiscriminate hunting.
Cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture is based on a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry, the Middle East Center for Sustainable Harvest and Anti-Poaching (MECSHAP), and IndyACT, aimed at strengthening efforts to protect terrestrial and marine wildlife.
