Israeli scientists and researchers have issued a warning about the spread of the Egyptian gecko, known as “Gecko”, in the Wadi Araba region in the south of the country, which threatens its ecosystem.
In a report published by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the Authority for Parks and Nature said it was seeking help from local residents of Wadi Araba to locate Egyptian geckos and lizards, which have begun to spread across the region and multiply at a rapid rate. terrible and devour agricultural crops.
In this context, Shai Meri, a professor of science at Tel Aviv University, said that Egyptian lizards and geckos can devour anything and overcome any resistance, and have the ability to cause extensive damage to any ecosystem, pointing out that natural parks and Israeli Parks Authority Calls for Help The population determines the locations of these species in preparation to besiege them and prevent further spread.
He said Egyptian lizards have been spotted eating small birds, adding that they are considered a very aggressive species, biting hard and reproducing in a fast life cycle.
Danger to the environment
Miri added that her assessment confirmed that these Egyptian geckos and lizards had eliminated all local geckos and became a threat to the environmental situation in Israel and threatened to devour all agricultural crops.
The newspaper pointed out that this type of gecko was not known to Israel before 2014, adding that two Egyptian geckos were spotted this month in the Kibbutz Eliphaz area in southern Wadi Araba.
According to the report, the Parks and Nature Authority was unable to determine how the species traveled to the Wadi Araba, which led to it seeking help from local residents.
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