The animals were found held in violation of the law, in conditions deemed to be "ignominious," police said. He was also missing a permit for the possession and trade of pythons.
Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry and the Nature and Parks Authority have launched a national effort to monitor fire ants to combat their spread.
An underwater robot sent by Israeli researchers to the depths of the sea of the Gulf of Eilat recently discovered a guitarfish.
The animals seized are worth tens of thousands of shekels, some of which were dangerous, could transmit zoonotic disease, were invasive species or just illegally smuggled into Israel.
The parks held various educational activities for guests to learn more about the flora and fauna they held.
Border Police detectives worked to find the cub after videos of it in various locations were posted on social media in the last few weeks.
A black bear has amused experts with 400 selfies, using a motion-detection camera.
A bill put forward by the UTJ MK could see Israel's nature reserves become segregated by gender for at least 15% of their operational hours.
This sub-species of ostrich, also called 'red-necked ostrich', almost went extinct in the wild but was recently reintroduced in Israel.
JPOST Digital Library
