Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum
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| Established | 2001 |
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| Location | Jeita, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°56′54″N 35°38′08″E / 33.9484615°N 35.6355729°E |
| Type | Zoological museum |
| Website | lmwm.org |
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.
History
[edit]The Museum was first opened in Tyre in 2001.
Collections
[edit]The Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum has over 2000 species with over 5000 specimen. The museum currently contains 6 Exhibits:
Mammals
[edit]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
[edit]The Museum Has over 200 species of birds
Reptiles
[edit]over 20 species of lizards and 30 species of snakes
Minerals, Gems and Fossils
[edit]over 300 specimens of minerals and gems
Seashells
[edit]The seashell collections contains over 200 seashell species from the Mediterranean and over 300 of the largest seashells from around the world.
Marine life
[edit]This display contains over 40 species sharks, in additions to fish, crabs, cephalopods, crustaceans, sea turtles, dolphins and a monk seal.
Location and facilities
[edit]The museum is located in Jeita.
References
[edit]- "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.