Environment & Climate Change


Extremely rare softshelled turtle Shalom rescued from Jordan River after becoming entangled in wire

Shalom, the softshelled turtle rescued from the Jordan River.

BGU researchers part of international team in study saying reptiles could face extinction threat

THE BGU TEAM out in the field.

Hundreds protest in Tunisia’s capital over worsening pollution crisis

Demonstrators hold signs as hundreds of Tunisians march through the capital Tunis to protest a severe environmental crisis caused by pollution from a state chemical plant in Gabes, in Tunisia, October 25, 2025