Palestinian birdwatchers defy danger to scan the skies | Palestinian territories

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 "Birding – an outdoor pursuit involving a camera or binoculars – would seem a high-risk activity in the West Bank. Yet enthusiasm for the hobby has been growing in the occupied territories in recent years.

For Shuaibi, it offers solace amid the violence. His ambition, he says, is to organise an exhibition to show the biodiversity of Palestine.

“I want to show the world this is not just a country of war. It’s not just death, bombings and killings. There are people who are interested in wildlife, even when nothing is available to them,” he says. “There is life here. And we love life.”

Positioned between Africa, Europe and Asia, this region is a bottleneck and an important stopover for hundreds of migratory species travelling between their wintering grounds and breeding sites."

read report by MARIA VIDAL

‘Sometimes I wonder if I’ll come back’: Palestinian birdwatchers defy danger to scan the skies | Palestinian territories | The Guardian