Wildlife
Three people missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia's southeast
Three people are unaccounted for as bushfires continue to devastate Victoria, Australia, with 30 active blazes and catastrophic fire conditions. Firefighters battle intense heat and winds.
Colorado’s color-changing wildlife face new risks as snow vanishes
Scientists warn great white sharks in danger of disappearing from Meditteranean
Extremely rare softshelled turtle Shalom rescued from Jordan River after becoming entangled in wire
North America bird flu outbreak continues to spread
New cases of avian influenza have been reported in domestic flocks in New York and Indiana.
Global wildlife population declines could be worse than we imagined - study
A new Israeli study is especially pessimistic about the current state and future of wildlife populations.
First sloth born in Middle East to have gender reveal Jan 29
The sloth, which was born on October 16, 2021, has yet to be revealed to the general public.
Polar bears eating reindeer: normal behavior or result of climate change?
Climate change may be forcing polar bears to change their diets, researchers have found.
Bird flu outbreak spreads, Bennett instructs close tracking
After hundreds of thousands of hens were put to death, bird flu killed thousands of cranes in one of Israel's worst wildlife disasters in its history.
Wildlife poisoning bill passes first reading with Joint List MK support
The bill passed 59-50, with support coming from Joint List MK Osama Saadi. Likud MK Gila Gamliel, who previously served as environmental protection minister, did not show up to vote.
More endangered Israeli vultures found poisoned to death in the South
This brings the number of killed vultures to 12, effectively cutting the Israeli population down by 6%.
Endangered Israeli vultures killed in malicious poisoning attack
The carcasses of 9 vultures, accounting for almost 5% of Israel's vulture population, were discovered in southern Israel on Sunday afternoon after they ingested poisoned goat meat.
US to declare 23 species, including ivory-billed woodpecker, extinct
Each of the 23 species represents a permanent loss to America's natural heritage.
Australia lost a third of its koalas in three years
Besides the impact of drought and fires, land clearing by property developers and road builders has destroyed the iconic marsupial's habitat.
