Rome greenlights shooting of 7.5 million birds of species immortalized in Song of Songs as a messenger of spring, in move that could drive European variant toward extinction.

Israel Nature and Parks Authority's legal adviser says organization needs authorization to access online media such as the dark net and use tracking software to catch offenders

Ornithologist Yoav Perlman calls for 'rewilding' of certain habitats to stem losses as migratory species and fowl that breed locally suffer decline, though others see gains

Officers alerted after people near Gazelle Valley report sounds of gunfire; 22-year-old found in the park with gun explains he was trying to shoot game

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals gets airline's commitment after US hunter reportedly suggests using El Al to ship dead elephant home

Nature activists trying to get hunting for sport banned, but body in charge of issuing licenses claims it's powerless unless 1955 Animal Welfare Law amended

Appeal forms part of nationwide campaign to stop hunting 'for sport' and increase fines for illegal hunting

Some 2.6 million birds from close to 200 species are killed annually by illegal hunters as they pass over the country on Israel's northern border