Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum

The Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum (Arabic: المتحف اللبناني للحياة البحرية و البرية, al-matḥaf al-lubnani lil-hayat al-bahriya wa al-bariya) is a zoological museum in Jeita. Its goals are to study Lebanon's ecosystem, encourage preservation, and maintain a scientific archive of Lebanon's wildlife and the Mediterranean marine life.

Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum

Location within Lebanon
Established	2001
Location	Jeita, Lebanon
Coordinates	33.9484615°N 35.6355729°E / 33.9484615; 35.6355729
Type	Zoological museum
Website	lmwm.org

History

The Museum was first opened in Tyre in 2001.

Collections

The Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum has over 2000 species with over 5000 specimen. The museum currently contains 6 Exhibits:

Mammals

Displaying over 30 of Lebanon's mammals which once roamed freely the forests of Lebanon, most of which are now critically endangered, due to deforestation, indiscriminate hunting and habitat destruction.

Birds

The Museum Has over 200 species of birds

Reptiles

over 20 species of lizards and 30 species of snakes

Minerals, Gems and Fossils

over 300 specimens of minerals and gems

Seashells

The seashell collections contains over 200 seashell species from the Mediterranean and over 300 of the largest seashells from around the world.

Marine life

This display contains over 40 species sharks, in additions to fish, crabs, cephalopods, crustaceans, sea turtles, dolphins and a monk seal.

Location and facilities

The museum is located in Jeita.

References

• "طبيب أسنان لبناني يجمع الحياة البحرية والبرية في سفينة واحدة" [Lebanese dentist collects marine and terrestrial life in one ship] (in Arabic). Donia Al-watan. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

External links

• The Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum