Animals

Raise your pet sustainably with vegan or wild range organic food. But make sure you stay abreast of latest viruses so your guy lives his best life.

Against conventions, a UAE safari and zoo are acquiring wild animals with no regards to international laws and agreements. A big surprise in a nation where the wealthy drive gold Mercedes, and who believe everyone with money should own their own private zoo and walk cheetahs on a leash?

Did Covid start in bats? New research from scientists in Israel refute the theory which points to the opposite: bats have a highly effective immune system that enables them to deal relatively easily with viruses considered lethal for other mammals.

Some cities in America, like Atlanta, are helping people take better responsibility raising their pets sustainably. Insurance is one of the keys.

Does your cat or dog have anxiety or arthritis? CBD might help.

Coral reefs are at risk as the City of Eilat plans to illuminate its Red Sea beaches

Crowdfunding has been used to raise money for hightech coolers and video games. A group of Israelis hope the model will protect land in Africa.

Bats, whales, bugs, fish and all creatures big and small move to stay alive. A new invention can track animal movements to avoid bird flu epidemics and help give wildlife an easier path to survival.

The group stopped wind turbines, decreased glass use in buildings, created watering holes and even make sure that "snacks" are available for the birds when they pass through the southern tip of Israel. 

Before this new study, only two other animal species were known to live in the lake: brine shrimp and diving flies. In the new work, Caltech Professor Paul Sternberg, University of Haifa’s Dr. Amir Sapir and colleagues from the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and Israel found eight more animal species, all belonging to a class of worms called nematodes. Only three of them are known to science.

Animals are losing sight of the Milky Way... crickets don't know when to chirp. For the love of god, turn out your lights 

Culling pigeons used to be implemented in many areas as property owners thought it was the only way to bring the Las Vegas pigeon population under control. However, it has not proven as effective as they might have hoped. Here are four long-term pigeon population control measures that experts find effective:

Horses have been living alongside humans for thousands of years, with the earliest signs of them coming in Paleolithic cave art drawings. 

Even protected oceans and seas are severely affected by "edge effect"

It was talked about in 2008 and we reported on it ––  that dog inspectors in Tel Aviv were going to track you down...