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Tens of thousands of acres in north burn in Hezbollah attacks

Nature and Parks Authority estimates 160,000 dunams of woodlands have gone up in flames since start of year, including in the Nahal Hermon-Banias Nature Reserve and the Horesh Tal National Park

Yaron Drukman | 08.07.24

Watch dramatic rescue of ibex from deep sinkhole in desert

Hiker spots the animal stuck down a 10-meter sinkhole near a desert nature reserve, alerts Nature and Parks Authority; his vigilance likely saved the beast which would not have been able to climb out, parks authority official says

Ilana Curiel | 06.13.24

Hezbollah burns 2,500 acres of land in northern Israel: 'It will take years to recover'

Hezbollah's rockets burn a substantial amount of land in the Golan Heights, forcing firefighters to work hours on the resultant fires; Hezbollah expands its range to Acre and Nahariya; 'It's closing in on us'

Yair Kraus, Alexandra Lukash | 06.03.24

Triple surprise: 3 hawk eagle chicks discovered in one nest in Judean desert

It's uncommon to discover three chicks in a single nest due to Cainism, where the dominant chick may harm its siblings in a competition for resources

Ilana Curiel | 04.08.24

Rare footage: European badger spotted in the Negev

Nature and Parks Authority inspector Mark Katz documents badger in the Negev mountains where its population is extremely sparse

Ynet | 04.03.24

Vultures' mating ritual captured in Negev reserve

Nature and Parks Authority volunteer documents mating ritual in the En Avdat Nature Reserve; Zin Nature Reserve head says 3 vultures sighted in the area, but there may be more

Ynetnews | 03.21.24

Search and rescue dogs continue to recover human remains in southern Israel

Called on by the IDF to help, dogs trained by the Nature and Parks Authority have located remains of October 7 victims near Kibbutz Be'eri and Kissufim

Ilana Curiel | 03.07.24

Ed the hyena loses leg to trap, triumphantly returns to the wild

Palestinian finds Ed trapped and facilitates his transfer for treatment before being moved to southern Israel nature reserve, where ecologists monitored his ability to survive in the wild

Ilana Curiel | 02.22.24

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

Furry and feathered heroes: IDF soldiers rescue forgotten animals in Gaza

Cats, dogs, parrots and even an owl: Israeli forces make new friends and ship them back home where they can get a better future; army trying to rescue malnourished lion from Gaza zoo

Ilana Curiel | 12.12.23

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

Israel throws multi-million lifeline to save its vanishing vulture

Nature and Parks Authority plan includes establishment of feeding stations for the endangered species and removing carcasses intentionally poisoned by farmers to deter predators

Ilana Curiel | 09.06.23

Israeli man indicted for plucking endangered water lily

Man entered Yarkon National Park's water lily pool without authorization and picked the flower before fleeing the scene; He is charged with damaging and holding onto a protected natural asset

Ynet | 08.28.23

Israeli minister introduces gender-segregated bathing pilot at national park springs

Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman announces plan to extend operating hours at natural springs for designated periods of gender-segregated bathing 'without compromising the experience for all visitors'; Proposal currently awaiting approval from Justice Ministry; Critics maintain 'gender segregation must not be normalized'

Gilad Carmeli | 08.01.23

Injured whitespotted eagle ray found off the coast of Eilat

While conducting a dive in the southern area of Eilat, a Nature and Parks Authority inspector noticed a whitespotted eagle ray with two hooks embedded in its body; This could have easily killed the threatened species

ynet correspondents | 07.30.23

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