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Inspired By Nature, Water Tips For The Middle East #1

In a region where water grows increasingly scarce, we look to nature for various tips on how to make the most of what we...

New Jellyfish Species Tells a Tale of Global Warming

The new species, marivagia stellata, previously not known to science, doesn’t sting but is symptomatic of the environmental woes facing the Mediterranean Sea A new...

Finders Keepers: Sport Divers Bag Turkey’s Underwater Bounty

Sport divers mar ongoing efforts to preserve a massive underwater archaeological site, by bagging the bounty. Turkey's archaeological reserves are endless and often endangered. Whether...

Egyptian Dolphin Dealer Attacks Activist With Pitbull?

The plot thickens as dolphin dealer holding dolphins in filthy swimming pool, allegedly attacks Animal Planet/The Cove's Richard O’Barry (above). Even environmental and animal...

UAE Residents Learn To Save Inflatable Dolphins And Whales

Cetacean-lovers learn how to rescue beached mammals in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Humans engage in all manner of self-destructive behavior, and whales beach themselves....

Will OECD Conf. Compel Israel To Solve Dead Sea Problem?

Before calling its tourism industry sustainable, Israel should first solve its Dead Sea problem. When Israel was invited to join the Organization for Economic Co-operation...

More Signs Of Dubai’s Foul Ecology At Jumeirah Islands

An ecological disaster in their own right, Dubai's Jumeirah Islands' environmental record is sinking deeper with this algae-choked lake. Tourists are charged $200 a...

Hezbollah Chief Compares Environment To Freedom of Speech And Religion

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah adds environmental stewardship to its political platform. In order to reach the populace in the Middle East, where environmental awareness...

An Unwelcome Colony? Ring-necked Parakeets Threaten Biodiversity in Jerusalem

A "beautiful nuisance" infiltrates Jerusalem's German colony. On a recent walk through the German Colony, I was treated to a stunning sight. Filling a...

The Mythical Mermaid, the Dugong, Under Severe Threat

Little is known about them in the west, but the world's only vegetarian mammal in marine waters is under serious threat in the Middle...

Dead Poisoned Fish Found in Red Sea

Green Prophet has closely followed the undersea disasters unfolding in the region such as the Red Sea oil spill, the impact of noise pollution...

Perpetrators Flee The Scene Of Two Nile River Oil Spills

"Spill and run" on the Nile could lead to legal action. Only a few days ago we described the Egyptian government's failure to enforce...

First Images Of Coral Reef Off Tel Aviv’s Shore

Along with a coral reef that scientists did not know existed, this shipwreck is one of two discovered by Nautilus robots in September. When the...

Planned Flooding of Ancient Roman Spa in Turkey Shows Disregard for Archeological Sites

Allianoi Roman baths in better days. Is flooding this site for irrigation  a "massacre" or unavoidable water reservoir project? In a planned act that seems...

Bottlenose Dolphins In Egyptian Pool Imported From “The Cove”

Taiji, Japan is the scene of the bloody dolphin slaughter revealed by "The Cove." It is also the source of Egypt and Saudi Arabia's...

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