Nature and Parks Authority

Police find 60 reptiles stowed in a suitcase on flight from Germany

The smuggling was thwarted during an undercover operation at Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport.

A symbol of nature: Israel files landmark NIS 594K lawsuit for illegal deer hunting

The Nature and Parks Authority filed a 594,000 NIS lawsuit against Jamal Haj for hunting a protected Israeli deer species.

  Softshell Chinese turtle and other endangered species seen in a photo taken June 18, 2024

Israeli arrested for smuggling, trafficking protected and endangered animals

Border Police and Nature and Parks Authority inspectors arrested a suspect in smuggling and trafficking endangered aquatic species.

Saving the Israeli vulture: A lifeline for the biblical bird of prey

Until the 1950s, there were still an estimated 1,000 pairs of vultures in Israel. Today, there are fewer than 200 such birds. 

By ANAV SILVERMAN PERETZ
04/05/2024

Blossoms of hope: The healing power of Israel's flowers

This year, as conflict rages in Gaza, missiles are launched from Lebanon into Israel’s North, and the country is living in a state of collective trauma, a longing for nature is especially pronounced.

Eagle and newly-hatched nestling found dead, authorities suspect poisoning

Israeli eagles face tragedy: Nestling and adult eagles lost in southern Israel due to lack of sanitation. Conservation efforts in jeopardy.

By WALLA!
10/03/2024

Eagles in Nahal Og take care of eggs in 'shifts' to prepare for hatching

Nature and Parks Authority inspector Assaf Shlomo Mizrahi has been closely monitoring a pair of bald eagles, an endangered species in Israel.

White-tailed eagles saved from Israel's North amid Hezbollah rockets

The Nature and Parks Authority transferred a pair of Haliaeetus albicilla from the Hai-Bar Carmel Nature Reserve to the Ramat Gan Safari.

By WALLA!
11/11/2023

Israeli teen finds 1,700-year-old bronze ring in ruins of Greek city

An Israeli teenager found an ancient Hellenistic ring while visiting a national park in the Golan Heights.

Whale spotted off Israel's coast, washes ashore lifeless hours later

This is the seventh whale in recent years to have washed up dead on Israel's shorelines.

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