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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Israel. ... Leopard, Panthera pardus possibly locally extinct [47] Brown bear, Ursus arctos [48]
The leopard population has decreased drastically in Arabia as shepherds and villagers kill leopards in retaliation for attacks on livestock. In addition, hunting of leopard prey species such as hyrax and ibex by local people and habitat fragmentation, especially in the Sarawat Mountains, made the continued survival of the leopard population ...
Humibaba (Hebrew: חומיבבה, c. 1974 – 16 September 1993) was a female adult Arabian leopard who lived in the Nahal David area of the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve in the Judean Desert in Israel. She became known as the oldest leopard in the Judean Desert, and numerous articles in the Israeli media followed her story over the years. [1]
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The largest predator in Israel was the Arabian leopard which is now also believed to be extinct [3] due to the lack of sightings since 2011. In the modern age many mammal populations such as the sand cat are in a high risk of extinction. In total there are 57 species of mammals which are endangered (as of 2002) out of the total 104 species. [4]
A rock hyrax colony on the Lebanese–Israeli border. Four species of foreign mammals have been introduced to the Levant by humans, two of which were introduced accidentally and two of which were introduced intentionally. The nutria, a rodent native to South America, was introduced to farms in northern Israel for the fur trade.
The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. ... Leopard seals prey on adult emperor penguins. ... Israel ramps up deadly airstrikes on Gaza ...
The reptiles of Israel live in environments ranging from the Negev Desert to the Red Sea, from the Jordan River to the Judaean Mountains. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature :