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Bullying crows attack children, parents at Tel Aviv kindergarten

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:21:06 +0000

Birds swooping down and assaulting people, with some drawing blood; municipality cites annual phenomenon of adults protecting chicks as they learn to fly

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Daily Briefing Mar. 29 – Northerners feel grim amid war but firm on need to defeat Hezbollah

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:20:34 +0000

Reporters Diana Bletter and Sue Surkes discuss sense of isolation in Kiryat Shmona and Haifa, trauma help for Arab Israelis, and hospitals' efforts to treat patients underground

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Road racket killing the mood for birds breeding in half of Israel’s open spaces – study

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:44:06 +0000

First-of-its-kind soundscape also suggests that traffic sounds may negatively impact 23% of environmentally protected areas

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War will not interrupt annual migration of millions of birds through Israel — expert

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:50:39 +0000

Even the conflict will not stop birds from rushing to get the best nesting spots in their usual breeding areas, says KKL-JNF chief ornithologist

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Trump eagle-minded post tilts at windmills, crash lands in Israel

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:17:57 +0000

US president blasts wind farms for 'killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles,' but misses on both the species and the spot

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New Israeli fossil research shows some winged dinosaurs lost ability to fly

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:48:33 +0000

Study of molting patterns in fossilized colored feathers suggests evolution of dinosaurs and birds was 'more complex than previously believed,' says ornithologist

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An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl unites Jordanian and Israeli scientists

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:40:26 +0000

Experts from 12 countries convene in Greece for project that began as Jordanian-Israeli collaboration to protect rodent-eating bird of prey that is boon to farmers across Mideast

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Israel cutting back on feeding migrating pelicans to keep new bird flu outbreak away

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 02:49:27 +0000

After disease spread to wild birds last year, the INPA says feeding programs that concentrated them were part of the problem, though unclear if new policy will also apply to cranes

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Israeli use of barn owls to control rodents heading to N. Africa, UAE

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:08:07 +0000

'We failed with the dove of peace. The barn owl is doing much better,' says veteran ornithologist and project creator Yossi Leshem

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Environment minister seeks moratorium on new wind farms to probe impact on nature

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 02:19:47 +0000

Ministry says 200 new turbines, some as high as Israel's tallest towers, planned for gusty Golan and other areas, endangering wildlife, with protective tech having 'zero effect'

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Drain the swamp? Israeli startup sees green bonanza in rewilding wetlands instead

Tue, 10 May 2022 01:22:06 +0000

'Israel's first nature-based carbon trading project' sees Terrra working with ecology group to rehab fishponds, sell pollution credits and create vital stops for migrating birds

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Study: Birds in Israel may be changing shape in response to global warming

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:26:55 +0000

TAU researchers suggest morphological changes enable birds to shed more heat; but they worry that as planet continues to warm, birds may run out of coping mechanisms

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In Mexico mystery, video shows flock of birds falling from the sky

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:20:29 +0000

While cause of mass death unclear, local vet suggests the winged creatures could have died from inhaling toxic smoke or perching on power line during an overload

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Avian flu killing birds in Israel could jump to humans, warns epidemiologist

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 19:09:18 +0000

Prof. Amnon Lahad calls prospect of virus crossing species 'very concerning,' as Health Ministry advises Israelis to avoid sick birds and not to buy unregulated chicken, eggs

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Israeli population of endangered dancing bird seen leveling off

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 02:19:18 +0000

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

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