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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 ==
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