University researchers confirm disputed World Wildlife Fund estimate of 68% decline in vertebrate numbers over past 50 years, say drop was likely even higher

Endangered cats have fallen victim to drought, hunting and car accidents, especially in the Islamic Republic's central desert

Amendment to Wildlife Act, introduced by Meretz's Mossi Raz and passed in preliminary Knesset reading, seeks to protect vultures, other animals from poisoning by farmers

Ecological corridor supposed to link Poleg reserve with wildflower hub and seasonal pool deemed too small, with court set to decide if city broke planning agreement

Tel Aviv-based Roie Galitz, who is drawn to frozen landscapes, warns that the disappearance of polar bears is the world's 'canary in the coalmine'

Researchers with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance say genetic testing confirms two male chicks hatched in 2001 and 2009 from unfertilized eggs were related to their mothers

Launching new drinking bottles with SodaStream, authority says birds feed plastic to their chicks; fish mistake it for edible crabs; gazelle bellies full of plastic bags, wet wipes

Data science expert Gil David finds that human exploitation of Earth has led to 5,800 years-worth of extinctions from natural causes condensed into just 100 years

Rangers count 400 nationwide, 246 of them in Negev Desert, but dangers still threaten rare fowl known for distinctive mating jig

Western pygmy blue, native to Americas, has made its home in the Persian Gulf over last 30 years. Nobody knows how specimens, first spotted a week ago, reached Israel