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Reflections On A Day Hiking Through Jordan Valley's Wadi Qelt
Green Prophet recently wrote about the rise in environmental activism and awareness amongst Palestinians, including conservation biologist and educator, Sami Backleh. In this guest post, Sami, a...
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Yossi Leshem Works to Save Birds and Pilots in the Middle East
The recent publicity surrounding the emergency landing of U.S. Air Flight 1549 in the Hudson River a few weeks ago, was only the tip of the iceberg in regards to the growing dangers of collisions...
View ArticleStephen Colbert on Israel's National Bird
When Israel declared its new national bird, Green Prophet was on the story. Little did we know that so was American fake newscaster Stephen Colbert, complete with Hebrew pronunciation....
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Turkey Helps Syria Revive "Thoth"– The Northern Bald Ibis
God “Thoth” or the northern bald bis negotiates its way back from extinction in the Middle East [image via isawnyu] Syria is toiling to improve its environmental record. An internet service provider...
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Dubai Is For The Birds (And The People Who Love Them)
More than a playground for the rich, Dubai’s Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary protects a wild selection of birds [image via mape_s] Dubai. The very word evokes a sense of plastic dread: tall,...
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Man Arrested Attempting To Smuggle “Golden” Falcon Eggs
This raptor is coveted for sport, but it is also a protected species. UK officials celebrate the recent arrest of a professional courier. Conservation work is not always straightforward. Good...
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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 tree with their flapping green wings was a flock...
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Birds in Iran Migrate Between Polluted to Less-polluted Cities
Once part of the urban horizon, crows are leaving Iranian cities. Since the 1980s scholars have studied the influences of urbanization on the environment, particularly the ecosystem. The rapid growth...
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Restoring Iraq’s ‘Garden of Eden’- The Mesopotamian Marshlands
The Iraqi Marshlands, which were pushed to the brink of extinction under the Saddam era, are slowly being restored to their former glory For over 7,000 years the Iraqi Marshland- also known as the...
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Nature Iraq Promotes World Migratory Bird Day
Iraq is rife with environmental woes, as Arwa points out in her survey. And some of the most endangered animals are migratory birds: the Basra Reed Warbler (found in the southern Marshlands) and the...
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Maltese Hunters Legally Massacre Egypt’s Protected Birds (Video)
In the video below the jump, Maltese hunters are depicted shooting Eagles, Falcons, Vultures and other protected bird species. The Avian Influenza outbreak had at least one positive outcome in Egypt:...
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Jerusalem’s Western Wall for the Birds
Swifts return to nest at Judaism most sacred site When the swifts came back to Jerusalem’s Western Wall last week there was rejoicing as bird watchers and the religious welcomed them home to Judaism’s...
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Qatar’s City of Birds and Islam’s Teachings On Animals (INTERVIEW)
“In Qatar, the birds have built their own hidden city. They live in the towers and stairwells of an abandoned palace…” Over at Guernica Magazine, I stumbled across a beautiful short story by Autumn...
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Seed Money Available to Protect Mediterranean Basin Birds
Seed money up to $1 million to protect your local birds. Apply today. Sick of reading about Cyprus songbirds killed and pickled for snacks? Weary of wild killing sprees like Egypt’s sanctioned bird...
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New Lake Rose 35 Feet in the Arabian Desert This Past Year Alone
A handful of new lakes popping up in the vast and formidable Arabian desert are creating whole new ecosystems and attracting rare bird species that breed among the dunes. And, technically, it’s not a...
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Dramatic Bird Migration on View at Israel’s Hula Valley
The Hula Valley Bird Park offers unique bird and nature-watching opportunities. We birdwatchers sat in a covered safari wagon as lines of cranes criss-crossed the evening sky. More and more cranes...
View ArticleA Meteor, UFO or Starlings? Check Out This Super Nature Show in Israel
When I lived on a roof in Tel Aviv with my boyfriend Elad more than a decade ago, I would spend some evenings watching the Cypress trees sway and pray in the wind, and above them flocks of starlings...
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Israel’s Bird King Yossi Leshem: Jordan’s Tafila Wind Farm is a “Real Problem”
Jordan is pushing ahead with the largest commercial scale wind farm in the Middle East region, the Tafila Wind Farm, seemingly without care for the massive bird migration population that passes...
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Europeans try to save storks, then this happens over Lebanon (warning graphic...
There is no fighting chance for migratory birds when they fly over Lebanon: Hunting laws may be in place in the Middle East, but who’s enforcing them? From storks and pelicans to hoopoes to eagles to...
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Urban gulls adapt to when we lunch
Fitting birds with GPS backpacks on their legs reveals what we’ve long suspected: urban gulls know when & where to forage for human food.If you’ve ever seen a seagull snatch a pasty or felt their...
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