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Israel ranks 145th in global nature preservation index

Nature Conservation Index, developed by Israeli experts, reveals worrying data on the country's lack of preservation efforts which are comparable to Egypt and Iran

Ilana Curiel | 10.30.24

Wonderful world: Nature photographers wrap up Jewish year

The Israeli Nature Photography Association publishes a series of photographs of Israel's beautiful landscapes and nature from the last year in light of Rosh Hashanah

Yogev Israely | 10.04.24

New Israeli project aims to save hundreds of thousands of birds each year

Each year, hundreds of thousands of birds die as a result of collisions with transparent acoustic walls along their migration routes in Israel; The Transportation Ministry is launching an initiative to construct new walls alongside main highways that birds will be able to recognize and avoid

Ynet | 08.27.24

New Bedouin nature patrol aims to save birds of prey in Israel

The new group enlists 19 Bedouins from communities around the Negev who wish to act to save vultures with the help of Nature and Parks Authority

Ilana Curiel | 08.23.24

Invasive crab species poses threat to Israel's coastal biodiversity

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel urges citizens to report sightings of Matuta victor an aggressive crab, first seen in Haifa Bay in 2012, that competes with native species and disrupts local food chains

Ilana Curiel | 07.14.24

Enjoy Israel's beautiful nature in photographs

Members of the Israeli Nature Photography Association showcase images of wildlife and water, along with some beautiful landscapes

Ynetnews | 06.22.24

Rescue mission saves fertilized egg of poisoned vulture parents

Nature and Parks Authority carries out rescue operation in southern Israel after discovering two poisoned vultures and following tag to their nesting site

Ilana Curiel | 05.01.24

This is how the Gaza war has damaged nature in Israel

War has presented a myriad of complex environmental and ethical challenges, ranging from the destruction and alteration of natural habitats to the threat of wildfires and the presence of stray dogs from Gaza

Ynetnews | 04.26.24

אנטילופת סוס כחולה (Hippotragus leucophaeus)

Survived the Ice Age, but not mankind: The story of the blue antelope

The blue antelope, belonging to the Hippotraginae subfamily, once roamed Africa but was driven to extinction by man in the modern era; DNA analysis of museum sample provides insight into the evolutionary history and extinction of this mysterious species

Yogev Israely | 04.20.24

האזור בו התרחשה התפרצות הר הגעש קיקאי-אקאהויה ביפן

Scientists crack secrets of biggest volcanic blast in history

Scientists discover Kikai-Akahoya eruption, the most potent on record, occurred 7,300 years ago near Japan, ejecting 71 cubic kilometers of debris—three times the volume of Mount Tambora's 1815 eruption, previously deemed the strongest

Yogev Israely | 03.14.24

התמלא בפעם השלישית ב-32 שנה. בור המים העתיק בגן הלאומי תל מגידו

Ancient Judean cistern fills for just 3rd time since 1992

Nature and Parks Authority says ancient cistern dated to the 7th century BCE and was likely used as a hidden path to allow water to the city of Megiddo during war-time

Ynet | 02.19.24

Through the lens: the beauty of Israel's nature

Nature photographers capture the rich variety of the country's flora and fauna as you've never seen before

Ynet | 01.08.24

נשיא אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, פרופ' דניאל חיימוביץ

Israeli academics outraged after top scientific journal calls Hamas 'militants'

Nature uses description in article about two Israeli experts murdered on Oct. 7; Ben Gurion University chief says slams journal for lack of 'factual and moral integrity'

Ilana Curiel | 11.21.23

Watch: Galilee snake vomits out live snake

In video caught in Kafr Manda in Israel's Galilee, a large Montpellier snake threw up a whole black whipsnake; Israel Nature and Parks Authority explains that when well-fed snakes are stressed, they tend to vomit their prey

Hasan Shaalan | 09.26.23

What happens in Eilat, stays in Eilat: Female bat and cub discovered in hotel room

Two hotel employees identified a female bat and her cub in a hotel room in Eilat; they called an Israel Nature and Parks Authority inspector who administered first aid to the bats and then transferred the animals to the Israel Bat Sanctuary

Ilana Curiel | 09.05.23