Migratory birds
In an annual spectacle that brings with it the magic and splendor of nature, the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day, which falls on the second Saturday of May.
The operation also resulted in the confiscation of several illegal devices and tools. The announcement coincides with the global celebration of World Migratory Bird Day (October 2025), held this year under the theme “Shared Spaces: Towards Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities.”
Recently, the ministry updated its guidelines and recommended putting sensors at the turbines of wind power farms to better monitor the moves of migratory birds and automatically shut down.
The Migratory Soaring Birds Project of the Ministry of Environment has issued a map and guide for migratory bird routes in Egypt, to help enthusiasts with bird watching tourism enjoy the most beautiful creatures flying in the sky.
“The mild weather conditions and the high altitude of the site [El Galala Mountain] give it an added value for bird watching and photographing tourism,” said Fouad in a statement released by the Ministry on Monday.
The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) has signed a cooperation protocol with the British company Lekela Power to finance and implement a migratory birds monitoring training program in Egypt.
