Wildlife

Israel enters ‘fascinating season’ as migratory birds arrive at KKL-JNF’s Hula Lake

The first flamingos of the autumn migration have arrived at KKL-JNF’s Hula Lake, marking the start of a season that will bring millions of birds through Israel’s Upper Galilee in the coming weeks.

|ByHADAR KATSMAN
First flamingos of the season at the KKL-JNF Hula Lake.
A test tube labelled "Bird Flu", eggs and a piece of paper in the colours of the Australian national flag are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.

After mass seabird death event, Australia warns of wider H5N1 bird flu threat

"Australians should expect to see more spread and larger numbers now of wildlife being affected," said Agriculture Minister Julie Collins.

|ByREUTERS
A crocodile hunter opens the mouth of a crocodile carcass for inspection after a hunting operation on the Kemena River in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia, July 18, 2026.

Malaysian villagers abandon ancient taboo to hunt killer crocodiles as attacks rise

"It has eaten my child, so I have every right to kill it," said Daniel Muking, the headman of an indigenous community.

|ByREUTERS
Wild boars gather in a residential area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on December 5, 2019.

Rabies cases tripled over past years as wild animals move into urban areas, Health Ministry says

The ministry is “very concerned” over rabies, which has shown an “alarming increase” in wild animals, some of whom are reaching urban areas, including jackals in Tel Aviv and wild boars in Haifa.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

WATCH: Baby Kangaroo rescued from croc-infested floodwater in Australia

The baby kangaroo was rescued from crocodile-infested flood water in Queensland Australia

MARCH 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A joey looks out from its the pouch of its mother, Chuck the kangaroo, in her enclosure at a zoo in the western Siberian city of Barnaul March 29, 2014. The zoo bought Chuck in 2013, believing it to be male until staff observed the cub in its pouch this month, local media reported.

Israeli Border Police rescue deer being held illegally in captivity

The word for baby deer could also refer to a baby gazelle, which is an endangered species and highly protected.

MARCH 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A baby deer is seen being rescued by Israeli Border Police, on March 12, 2023.

Rare songbird spotted in Israel for second time ever

The black-faced bunting does not usually appear in Israel as it does not nest in the region. However, we could be seeing new migration patterns.

MARCH 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The rare black-faced bunting.

Biomass of humans and cattle dwarfs that of wild mammals

Wild land mammals weigh less than 10% of the combined weight of humans and are outweighed by cattle and other domesticated mammals by a factor of 30.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Fallow Deer, Forest of Dean

The reproductive system of naked mole rats could help human fertility - study

Unlike humans and other mammals that become less fertile with age, naked mole rats never stop having babies.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) female

Sea butterflies spotted in Eilat for first time in 29 years

Sea butterflies are not known to sting or harm humans.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sea butterflies.

Fireworks are damaging to wildlife, environment, pets, study finds

A study at Curtin University found that fireworks have bad ecological effects around the world.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Fireworks display.

Leonardo DiCaprio names newly discovered snake species after special someone

The new species was discovered in the Panamanian jungle and exclusively eats snails and slugs.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Leonardo DiCaprio

The North African Ostrich makes a comeback from near extinction

This sub-species of ostrich, also called 'red-necked ostrich', almost went extinct in the wild but was recently reintroduced in Israel.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByZIV REINSTEIN/WALLA!
Ostriches look at an egg inside an enclosure at an ostrich farm near the village of Kozishche, some 300 km (186 miles) southwest of Minsk, October 6, 2011.

Australian park rangers say 'Toadzilla' could be world's biggest toad

Dubbed "Toadzilla," the cane toad was spotted by "shocked" park ranger Kylee Gray during a patrol in Conway National Park in Queensland.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Cane toad dubbed "Toadzilla" and believed by Australian park rangers to be the world's biggest toad is held by Queensland Department of Environment and Science Ranger Kylee Gray, in Conway National Park, Queensland, Australia January 12, 2023.