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| Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum | 1/1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Marine_and_Wildlife_Museum | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T10:08:05.545747+00:00 | kb-cron |
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