Environment & Wildlife

The ocellated eagle ray, or the whitespotted eagle ray, is listed as “vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's "Red List of Threatened Species."

Environmentalists oppose the plan, saying it could have a disastrous outcome. Trade between the two countries can "easily" surpass $1 billion within a year if the COVID pandemic abates, Ambassador Ilan Sztulman Starosta says.

Of particular interest to scientists are “hothouse” periods when they believe carbon levels and temperatures were significantly higher than they are currently.

While some praise Israel's decision to adopt a low-carbon economy, many scoff at the "so-called science" and say there is no justification for overhauling Israel's economy – that it will be "all pain, no gain."

In July, Tokyo became the first orangutan cub born in the Ramat Gan Safari in over 11 years.

The site, located just above the seabed, might be the region’s largest mating location for deep-sea sharks. "This is a shocking revelation to those who are familiar with the Eastern Mediterranean, which was thought of as an ocean desert," researcher says.

Israel suffered its worst ecological disaster in February, when a spill in the eastern Mediterranean coated virtually all of its 170-mile coastline with oil. Israeli environmental groups warn that incident would “be dwarfed alongside a massive oil spill” off Eilat.

The next-generation hive was developed by Israeli startup Beewise, which says that this kind of around-the-clock care is what is needed to minimize the risk of colonies collapsing.

Some 3,500 tons of waste have been illegally dumped in the Bnei Shimon Regional Council in the northern Negev Desert, which "will make it almost impossible to live in the area in 20 years," says council head Nir Zamir.