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.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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

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
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

"My daughter Alice screamed, ‘It hurts! It hurts!’ I quickly turned on the light, and her entire face was covered in blood. I was terrified,” said Elena, the mother of a child injured in the attack.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, Neptune Islands, South Australia, Indian Ocean.

Scientists warn great white sharks in danger of disappearing from Mediterranean

The Mediterranean white shark population is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Watch out – it’s snakebite season

This season is the period when snakes finish their hibernation and, with their saliva glands full of venom, bite unknowing victims.

MAY 25, 2015ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Green Tree Python (illustrative)

Eagle season comes early to Israel

"It's not clear why these eagles are passing through here so early this year, because the plains of Asia will start to thaw only in a few weeks."

FEBRUARY 8, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Eagle migration to Israel

Stop monkeying around: Four primates reported stolen, two found dead in kibbutz

Authorities allegedly examining suspicion that prisoners involved in community service were involved in stealing animals from petting zoo at Kibbutz Hahotrim.

OCTOBER 18, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Squirrel monkey

'Jengo' unchained at Ramat Gan Safari

Zoological center welcomes giraffe from Frankfurt as newest member of the pack.

MAY 22, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
Jengo the giraffe as a calf.