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Wood Owl and 11 lizards found in latest wildlife rescue operations

Wood owl, 11 lizards found in latest wildlife rescue operations

Stookey, an Eclectus parrot - one of the parrots that was stolen

Thieves steal rare, valuable parrots in Israeli zoo break-in

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , MEITAL SHARABI

A monkey found chained to an east Jerusalem dumpster.

Monkey found chained to dumpster in Jerusalem as police investigate illegal wildlife trade

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Hunderte von toten Schwarzfalken wurden Anfang Februar im westlichen Negev gefunden.

Mutmaßliche Massenvergiftung im Süden Israels hinterlässt 335 tote Vögel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hundreds of dead black hawks were found in the western Negev on Saturday.

Suspected poisoning in Israel's south leaves 335 birds dead

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Cranes at the Hula Valley

Where hope takes flight: Saving Israel’s injured wildlife

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Rescuing Hope: A Lifeline for Injured Animals in Northern Israel

War Wounds All: Hope for Injured Animals in Northern Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Stenodactylus sthenodactylus, photographed here inside an active military firing zone (range 400, in southern Israel). Intensive military training may be just as detrimental to wildlife as actual warfare. Photo by Simon Jamison. (b) Metabolic rates of S. sthenodactylus 4 h before, during, and 4 h af

Under stress of war, Israel’s reptilian population suffers, TAU study finds

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

THE GRIFFON VULTURE Lookout at the Carmel Hai-Bar wildlife reserve is the perfect spot to watch vultures soar out over a deep valley, then return to roost on their perches in the reserve.

Hiking in the holy land: Appreciating the biblical beauty of the vulture

By SUSANNAH SCHILD

A gazelle with six legs is spotted in Israel's Negev desert

First of its kind: Six-legged gazelle spotted in Israel's western Negev

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An ibex at Israel's Ein Gedi reserve.

Hiking the holy land at Israel's Ein Gedi reserve

By SUSANNAH SCHILD

Wildlife seen near the area of the Sha'ar HaShomron and the Nahal Raba quarry in Israel

New industrial zone threatens to destroy Israel's most vulnerable wildlife

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Negev Desert

In Judaism, wisdom is found where the wild things are

By RABBI DIANE ELLIOT/JTA

The rare black-faced bunting.

Rare songbird spotted in Israel for second time ever

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fallow Deer, Forest of Dean

Biomass of humans and cattle dwarfs that of wild mammals

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

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.

The North African Ostrich makes a comeback from near extinction

By ZIV REINSTEIN/WALLA!

A flying squirrel (Illustrative).

Israel Police find flying squirrels, chihuahua in Netanya drug bust

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , ALON HACHMON