Wildlife

Hiking the Holy Land: Solitary creatures at the edge of the wilderness

Some consider the fox to be wily and cunning. Between children’s fables and Jewish folklore, you might come away thinking this cute, fluffy creature is somehow inferior to other mammals.

THE RISING SUN, the scent of spring flowers on the breeze, the quiet. No matter how dark it still is, no matter how tired I am, I find myself drawn out the door before the rest of the world is awake.
Fan Tailed Raven, Mitzpe Shalem, Dead Sea.

'Personality determines life or death': Bold ravens near humans die younger - study

A wolf that went missing after escaping from its enclosure in O-world zoo, roams in the zoo premises in Daejeon, South Korea April 8, 2026 in this still image of surveillance footage video playing on a screen.

Elusive wolf in South Korea captured and returned to zoo after nine days on the run

A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats


One man's close encounter with deadly sea snail caught on video

The venom from a single cone snail can claim the lives of up to 700 individuals, and this man almost became one of its victims.

 A live textile cone, (Conus textile) one of several species whose venom can cause serious harm to a human

Florida bear terrifies bathers after joining them for a swim

A black bear spooked Florida beachgoers after being spotted swimming in the shallow water, but state wildlife experts say it's not an unusual occurrence.

An American Black Bear swims in the water

380 new species discovered in Southeast Asia - WWF

The new species include 24 amphibians, 19 fish, one mammal, 290 plants and 46 reptiles.

A lizard drinks from a Hibiscus flower in Singapore, September 29, 2022.

WATCH: Large fire threatens houses on Mount Yavne'el near Tiberias

26 firefighting teams were on the scene in an effort to gain control over the fire, including 6 planes from the aerial firefighting unit.

 A wildfire on Mount Yavne'el. June 5, 2023.

Rare albino panda spotted in the wild

The Wolong National Nature Reserve released footage of the albino panda, where the albino panda can be seen approaching a mother panda and its baby in a tree.

 A giant panda eats bamboo inside an enclosure at the Moscow Zoo on a hot summer day in the capital Moscow, Russia June 7, 2019.

Mass extinction of Earth's wildlife is closer than we think - study

Extinctions are preceded by progressive species population declines over time, which leave traces that can alert scientists to imminent extinction.

 Forest elephant, Loxodonta africana cyclotis, is an endangered species.

Platypus returns to Australian national park for first time in half a century

Four females were released on Friday into the Royal National Park, which was established in 1879 and is the second oldest national park in the world.

A platypus is released by CEO of Taronga Zoo Cameron Kerr and Scientists back into Sydney's Royal National Park for the first time in over fifty years, in Sydney, Australia, May 12, 2023.

World’s oldest wild lion killed in Kenya

19-year-old Loonkito was killed after targeting local livestock.

A lion and a lioness play inside the Nairobi National Park, Kenya, January 6, 2021.

Sleepy Ukrainian rescue bear goes viral after waking up with bedhead

Chada the rescue bear is a critically endangered Himalayan Brown Bear, with only 300 members of the species estimated to be left in the wild.

 A Himalayan Brown Bear is seen in a field in Pakistan.

New coral reef discovered in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands

The South American country last year expanded the Galapagos marine reserve by 60,000 square km, an extension of the 138,000 square km already in place, to protect endangered migratory species

Fishes swim among coral reefs in the waters of Alor, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, October 6, 2022.