{"id":460533,"date":"2026-02-05T17:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460533\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:50:15","slug":"why-israels-vulture-population-isnt-recovering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460533\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Israel&#8217;s Vulture Population Isn&#8217;t Recovering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x1qhh985 x972fbf x10w94by x14e42zd xeh89do x1hyvwdk x14z9mp x1hb08if xg01cxk xyri2b x1c1uobl x10l6tqk xuxw1ft xp5j34i xjm9jq1 x1jyxor1 xdj266r x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x18d9i69 xexx8yu x1i1rx1s\" id=\"article-breadcrumbs-header\">Current section<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/science-and-health\" data-testid=\"breadcrumb-link\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Science &amp; Health<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/science-and-health\/nature-environment\" data-testid=\"breadcrumb-link\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nature &amp; 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Repeated poisonings destroyed what was once Israel's largest vulture breeding colony. Credit: Gil Eliyahu\" alt=\"A griffon vulture at the Gamla Nature Reserve in the Golan Heights, 2023. Repeated poisonings destroyed what was once Israel's largest vulture breeding colony.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1363\" height=\"1603\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/877692.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1mraiob xxymvpz x193iq5w xh8yej3 xyq6kys xl1xv1r x1s8dy9j x5yr21d\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A griffon vulture at the Gamla Nature Reserve in the Golan Heights, 2023. Repeated poisonings destroyed what was once Israel&#8217;s largest vulture breeding colony. 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