Animals

5 Tips for First-Time Dog Owners

Your dog is going to need a lot of things in their new home and you should prepare your home for their arrival. Try and make them "green".

Dubai’s dead plastic camels

A new scientific study showing that desert camels are dying from mistaking plastic bags for food has lead pioneering plastic pollution researchers and others to call for a radical shift in how we discuss the problem that's harming life in all environments on Earth--on land, not just in the sea. 

Bethlehem’s Patron Saint of Puppies

If you’ve traveled to India, Mexico, Amman, Jordan –– you see that dogs don’t have it so good. They are kicked, wounded, abused, and in some places poisoned or shot on sight, nursling puppies killed in front of their mothers and then left to rot in a garbage dumpster. Or litters of puppies and kittens tossed out of the windows of speeding cars. Or puppies kicked around like soccer balls. This is what happens in holy cities like Bethlehem, says Diana George Babish, who cries about the state of animal rights in her home city, run by the Palestinian Authority. 

Abu Dhabi and Israel cooperate to save the birds

Such studies will include monitoring wild populations to assess survival, dispersal, and breeding success. 

Are steak growers on Mars out to lunch?

Aleph Farms creates non GMO steak by cultivating and replicating bovine cells in the lab. The company has started building its BioFarm but it's not the only way to make our food chain more sustainable.

Flip flops take over shores of the Seychelles

Your tuna is contributing to more than 80% of the plastic waste clogging up the Seychelles Islands. It would make David Attenborough cry. 

Dogs can smell Covid-19 virus, find German scientists

Scientists in Germany have trained dogs to sniff out people with coronavirus. And they are accurate 94% of the time, reports Bloomberg. The science...

Bats can add the Empire State Building to their BatMap GPS

Bats are like your boyfriend. They might not be good at reading maps because they focus on landmarks.

Resolving Wildlife Conflicts Humanely in Urban America

As cities in the United States continue to grow, wildlife wandering into big cities is becoming more and more common. In the suburbs, where public parks provide the perfect environment for a variety of animals, countless encounters with wild animals are seen. But how do you deal with these encounters?

Near-extinct gazelle brings Israelis and Palestinians to peace-making plan

In some parts of Israel underground or above ground bridges help the animals move, but it's not enough. A new research project might bring them from the brink of extinction.

Ceramic tile factory makes roof tiles as bird shelters

Ottoman traditions of building mansions for birds, a tile factory Hitit Terra in Turkey had a new idea: turn some of the tiles for roofs into nesting boxes for birds

Protecting birds from powerlines in the Middle East

Many species of birds are threatened by chemicals, alterations in their environment, aircraft, and electrocution. Larger birds, in particular, are more prone to suffering...

Building a chicken coop? Go over this checklist

Since COVID-19 or corona struck there has been a race in countries like the US (where people have backyards) to raise chickens. One American university says don't do it.

Health Benefits Of CBD Oil For Pets

Medical CBD is also good for pets. You know that we love medical cannabis and its products on Green Prophet. No reason why it can't be good for cats and dogs when dosed responsibly.

Feral Boars Taking Over Haifa

Boars have come down from the Carmel mountain and are roaming the streets of Haifa.

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Earth building with Dead Sea salt bricks

Researchers develop a brick made largely from recycled Dead Sea salt—offering a potential alternative to carbon-intensive cement.

The Christ’s thorn (sidr tree) is also a well-known folk medicine

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