Tyre Coast Nature Reserve

33°15′02.8″N 35°12′45.9″E / 33.250778°N 35.212750°E / 33.250778; 35.212750

Designations
Official nameTyre Beach
Designated16 April 1999
Reference no.980[1]
Tyre Coast Nature Reserve

The Tyre Coast Nature Reserve to the southeast of Tyre, Lebanon covers over 380 hectares (940 acres) and is divided into three zones: the tourism zone (public beaches, the old city and Souks, the ancient port), the agricultural and archaeological zone, and the Conservation zone that includes the Phoenician springs of Ras El Ain. Established in 1998, is an important sanctuary for wildlife and includes a public beach with yellow sand. The reserve is bisected by the Rachidiye refugee camp. [2]

Due to its diverse flora and fauna, the reserve is a designated Ramsar Site. It is an important nesting site for migratory birds and the endangered Loggerhead and green sea turtle[3] and the shelter of the Arabian spiny mouse and many other important creatures (including wall lizards, common pipistrelle, and european badger).[4][5]

See also

2021 Mediterranean oil spill

References

  1. ^ "Tyre Beach". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Tyre Beach Nature Reserve Lonely Planet
  3. ^ Sherlock, Ruth (March 28, 2021). "Amid Myriad Crises, Lebanon Now Confronts An Ecological Disaster On Its Shores". NPR News. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  4. ^ "Protecting marine biodiversity in Lebanon". International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 2 May 2012.
  5. ^ Hany El Shaer; Ms. Lara Samaha; Ghassan Jaradi (Dec 2012). "Lebanon's Marine Protected Area Strategy" (PDF). Lebanese Ministry of Environment.


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