Zoologists report that just 2000 identified individuals of the species remain after a dramatic decline in the past 15 years
Zoologists are recommending that one of the Middle East’s most iconic mammals – the Palestine mountain gazelle – be placed on the endangered list amid a dramatic decline in its numbers in the last decade and a half.
Numbers of the gazelles, whose habitat is in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories including a population that lives in the hills on the outskirts of Jerusalem – beget dropped to approximately 2000 identified individuals. Related: Cecil the lion joins endangered species on Empire State Building Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com