Wildlife in israel

Border Police rescue illegally held gazelle from basement in private home near Jenin

The police stated that, overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, Border Police officers, accompanied by supervisors from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, infiltrated the area.

A gazelle being illegally held in a basement near Jenin, August 11, 2026.
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

A jackal is seen at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on September 03, 2022.

Suspected rabid jackals attack campers, leaving 11 injured including child bitten on face

Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, Neptune Islands, South Australia, Indian Ocean.

Scientists warn great white sharks in danger of disappearing from Mediterranean


Mayo to Med: Israel returns sea turtles after tar cleanup - Watch

Tube-fed mayonnaise served to expel oil that had been swallowed or inhaled by the snappers, while wipes and cotton buds were used to remove tar from animals' eyes, noses and mouths.

An endangered sea turtle swims as it is lowered off a boat into the Mediterranean after Israel Nature and Parks Authority rangers rescued the turtles, which survived an oil spill that required they undergo weeks of cleaning, off the shore of Michmoret, Israel April 7, 2021. Picture taken April 7, 20

Nubian ibex at risk of being abandoned by mother after hiker carries it

Approaching or touching ibexes can "stain" the animal, leading to the mother being unable to recognize the kid.

Ibex kid found at Masada

Jerusalem launches project to plant thousands of trees along sidewalks

Trees improve air quality by filtering harmful dust and pollutants such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide from the air.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion attends a trial run for a mass tree planting project across the streets of the city.

Over 70 tons of tar cleaned from Israel's beaches since oil spill

The country's northern beaches have proved harder to clean, due to their rockier terrain, which tar more easily clings to than sand.

Several tons of tar which floated onto Israel's shores from an unknown source have already caused massive damage to local wildlife, and threaten to contaminate the local groundwater.

Wildlife Hospital cleans, treats animals after ecological disaster - Watch

The cleaning of the tar is done using special oils. It is a lengthy process that requires patience and an especially gentle hand.

Veterinarians at the Safari Wildlife Hosipital in Ramat Gan treat an agamid lizard which was injured by a recent oil spill. Feb. 21, 2021.

Staff from Nature Authority rescue endangered eagle's eggs in Golan

The Golan Rescue Unit was responsible for saving the eggs, racing against time despite the mate being somewhere in the area.

Bonelli's Eagle's nest where the eggs were rescued.

Dolphins seen playing off the coast near Haifa

The pod was seen playing and swimming next to the boat of Oren Solomon, who took videos and pictures of the Dolphins early Saturday morning.

Eight Risso’s dolphins spotted near Eilat /  Park ranger Hen Topikian

Two Palestinians arrested after trapping gazelle

The two were held for questioning and the gazelle was brought to a veterinary hospital for medical treatment.

Gazelle rescued after being trapped by Palestinians, July 6, 2020

Israeli wildlife photographer Amos Nachoum gets his own documentary

So why now, at age 65, when the documentary was shot last summer, go back into mosquito-infested terrain and slip into freezing water for one photo?

UN launches monitoring effort to preserve snow leopard population.

Researchers lay out plan to save endangered biblical gazelle

Rapid human expansion in the past 200 years has taken a heavy toll on Israel's gazelle population.

Mountain gazelle looking at a highway intersection, Jerusalem mountains, Israel