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French manager of Thai zoo that refused to admit Israelis ordered deported

Kevin Dimino, who has lived in Thailand for more than a decade, is accused of 'threats, harassment and physical violence' and of 'sowing discord and inciting division on racial and religious grounds'

AFP | 09.07.26

Israeli, French zoo owner face deportation after Koh Samui feud spirals into violence

Thai authorities are weighing expelling an Israeli and a French zoo owner after a dispute over a Palestinian flag and a ban on Israeli visitors escalated into violence, threats and legal action

Itamar Eichner | 08.22.26

Koh Samui zoo bars Israelis; Israeli fined over threats against owner

A Thai zoo owner barred Israelis after alleged misconduct by previous visitors; An Israeli man was fined 5,000 baht for threatening her, while police continue searching for a man suspected of offering 500,000 baht for harming her

Itamar Eichner | 08.22.26

Zubriel the Bison is Israel’s new 'diplomat' in Poland

Israel’s embassy in Poland has adopted a bison at Warsaw Zoo for a year, covering its care and naming it Zubriel, a playful blend of the Polish word for bison and a Hebrew name ending

Itamar Eichner | 08.21.26

Two lions rescued from illegal wildlife trade in Israel transferred to South Africa

Two lions smuggled into Israel, including Ori, named after fallen Givati fighter Sgt. Ori Gerby, have been transferred from a Kiryat Motzkin wildlife park to a South African sanctuary, where they will live in a natural habitat resembling an African savanna

Ilana Curiel | 08.05.26

Jerusalem zoo welcomes endangered orangutan’s firstborn

Mazel tov: Suga, 13, gives birth to first infant at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo as keepers monitor closely, separate males after rare territorial calls and hail a boost for endangered orangutan breeding efforts

Ilana Curiel | 04.23.26

Lions of war: 4 endangered lions flown to Israel from Czech Republic

They arrived on an El Al cargo flight, as part of a European program for species conservation; they were transferred to the Haifa Educational Zoo, where they will undergo a several-week acclimatization period; pilot: 'A special sense of mission in tasks like this'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.26.26

From Germany with love: Sumatran tiger Rimba arrives in Jerusalem for breeding program

Rimba, a two-year-old Sumatran tiger from Frankfurt Zoo, arrived in Jerusalem to meet Jakarta, a six-year-old female; The rare pair is part of a European breeding program aimed at saving the critically endangered species from extinction

Ilana Curiel | 10.20.25

Danish woman donates daughter’s pony to zoo to be fed to predators

Pernille Sohl, 44, said she handed over the family’s riding pony to Aalborg Zoo because it suffered from illness and severe pain; The zoo, which asks owners to donate healthy pets for predators, calls it an animal welfare initiative

Ynetnews | 08.19.25

Safety lapse suspected in fatal enclosure breach as leopard mauls zookeeper

Uriel Nuri, a 26-year-old senior zookeeper, was fatally mauled by an Anatolian leopard after a door was mistakenly left open; The Biblical Zoo tragedy has stunned Israel and prompted questions over safety protocols and animal handling procedures

ynet correspondents | 08.01.25

Jerusalem zookeeper mauled to death by leopard

The leopard appears to have escaped its enclosure while the employee was preparing for a visitor's tour; trauma team identified extensive injuries to his upper body

Liran Tamari, Gilad Cohen | 08.01.25

Lion cubs find home in Israel after being smuggled across the border

Three females, two males, were smuggled provably via drone over the borders of Jordan and Egypt as part of the largest smuggling of wild animals in the countries history

Ilana Curiel | 05.18.25

Israeli zoo exhibits rescued lion cubs: 'No chance of surviving in the wild'

Conservationists and animal welfare advocates questioning decision, warning that exhibition may compromise any future effort to return the lions to the wild

Ilana Curiel | 04.14.25

Israeli white rhino Rihanna gives birth to fourth calf

Ramat Gan Safari staff say unsure who's calf's father and add event marks 34th birth in facility

Ilana Curiel | 12.09.24

Croc that attacked zookeeper was raised as a pet

Clarence the crocodile lived for over 30 years at the Eilat home of Dr. Reginald Morris developing a special bond with how owner, the family and the entire community

Liran Tamari, Alexandra Lukash, Meshi Ayed | 08.19.24