On a calm spring morning off the coast of Tripoli, the waves crash gently against three flat, rocky islands—Palm, Ramkin, and Sanani. To the untrained eye, these are just specks of limestone in the Mediterranean. But for ornithologists and conservationists, the Palm Islands Nature Reserve is a living archive of Lebanon’s seabird heritage. Once known … Continue reading Guardians of the Coast: Lebanon’s Seabirds in Peril and Hope