Vulture with Israeli tracking device nabbed in Lebanon – Residents of Bint Jbeil release bird after determining transmitter intended for scientific research, not espionage | The Times of Israel

Residents near the south Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil reported Tuesday that they had captured a griffon vulture wearing an Israeli tracking device, the latest in a long line of incidents in which Jerusalem has been accused of using secret agents from the animal kingdom.
Upon realizing that the that the transmitter strapped to the bird was intended for scientific research rather than espionage, however, the residents released the vulture, the Ynet news site reported.