Endangered

To save one endangered owl species, scientists back waging war on another

Scientists and conservationists are trying to save the northern spotted owl from being pushed out of its habitat and into extinction with shotguns trained on barred owls.

A Northern Spotted Owl sits on a tree stump in Stanley Park on August 4, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada.
The rare bristly cephalaria growing in the Jerusalem Botanical Garden as part of the joint initiative with KKL-JNF.

KKL-JNF aiming to preserve endangered plant species at Jerusalem Botanical Garden, Eshtaol Nursery

A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius.

Sperm whale found dead on Israeli beach near Gaza border, cause of death unknown

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

Australian PM Albanese returned to his official Canberra residence after security threat eliminated


First sea turtle nest of the season spotted in Acre

Sea turtle nesting season begins around this time every year on Israel's Mediterranean coast and lasts until September.

 Sea turtle eggs, May 2023

WATCH: Israel's mountain gazelle go for winter run near Jerusalem

As temperatures drop and winter sets in across Israel's capital, the Gazelle Valley urban park becomes a running track for the native mountain gazelle species.

 Jerusalem's Mountain Gazelle are an endangered species, with only 5,000 estimated gazelles left in their natural habitats.

Meet Maya, the world's first cloned arctic wolf

The announcement was made on the wolf's hundredth day of life, during a ceremony celebrating the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement between Sinogene and the Beijing Wildlife Park. 

 Olaf, a 9-month-old Arctic wolf, is pictured inside an open-air enclosure at the Royev Ruchey Zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia January 11, 2019.

Israel gains first Hope Spot - marine conservation site - by Tel Aviv

The ridge off the coast of Tel Aviv is in the process of being recognized as a protected area. An international non-profit urges Israel to disallow any exploration of fossil fuels in the area.

 Marine life at the Palmahim Slide.

2,000 reptile species under threat of extinction - study

50% of all turtle and crocodile species face the threat of extinction. The new assessment will enable researchers to understand the conservation needs of threatened species.

 Telescopus hoogstraali, Desert tiger snake

Endangered bear beaten to death in Iran, endangered leopard shot dead

A Persian leopard was shot after attacking and injuring a policeman, an endangered brown bear was beaten to death by villagers in the town of Nami

Brown bear 747 stands in a river hunting for salmon to fatten up before hibernation at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, US, September 20, 2020.

Jerusalem's biblical zoo revives tiger exhibit with endangered species

The exhibit's new resident, Jakarta, is a Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered subspecies.

Siberian Tiger in the Philadelphia Zoo

This is the rare vulture documented in Israel

Less than 10 cinereous vultures per year are seen in Israel, which is what makes this sighting a novelty.

A cinereous vulture (A. monachus) in Israel

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%.

An endangered vulture is found dead from poisoning in Israel's South, on October 27, 2021.

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.

Nature and Parks Authority investigators discovered the remains of nine endangered vultures in southern Israel after they were poisoned and killed, October 24, 2021