Mountain Gazelle
Gazella gazella
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 885
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella), also called the true gazelle or the Palestine mountain gazelle, is a species of gazelle that is widely but unevenly distributed. Approximately 6,000 are left in the wild as of 2024. The mountain gazelle is protected under Israeli law, with Israel being the last major sanctuary of the species in the Levant.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mountain gazelle”.