Nature and Parks Authority

Injured ibex returns to Ein Gedi reserve after amputation at Ramat Gan Safari Hospital

A Nubian ibex with a broken leg underwent amputation at the Wildlife Hospital and returned to Ein Gedi reserve functioning on three legs last week.

“Her will to live and overcome adversity is heartwarming.” Release of the three-legged ibex into the wild.
Belvoir National Park.

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Sea Turtle Rescue Center.

The new attraction where you can get up close to sea turtles

Alongside its toxicity, the oil created a hard, impermeable layer on the ground. The Avrona oil spill disaster.

12 years after the oil spill: What is happening in the Avrona Nature Reserve now?


Nubian ibex at risk of being abandoned by mother after hiker carries it

Approaching or touching ibexes can "stain" the animal, leading to the mother being unable to recognize the kid.

Ibex kid found at Masada

Over 70 tons of tar cleaned from Israel's beaches since oil spill

The country's northern beaches have proved harder to clean, due to their rockier terrain, which tar more easily clings to than sand.

Several tons of tar which floated onto Israel's shores from an unknown source have already caused massive damage to local wildlife, and threaten to contaminate the local groundwater.

Staff from Nature Authority rescue endangered eagle's eggs in Golan

The Golan Rescue Unit was responsible for saving the eggs, racing against time despite the mate being somewhere in the area.

Bonelli's Eagle's nest where the eggs were rescued.

Divers attempt to ride endangered sharks near Hadera

The Nature and Parks Authority has warned that doing so is illegal and potentially dangerous, due to the sharks themselves and the strong currents.

Dusky Shark swiming in the sea

Israel to offer free guided tours in new Tourism Ministry initiative

As the tourism ministry tries to recuperate, NIS 10m. have been allocated to providing free tours throughout the country.

Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen

Byzantine church discovered in Banyas nature reserve

According to scholars, the church, which used pagan architecture, was founded on the site when Christianity became the official religion in Israel in the fourth century CE.

A church from the Byzantine period dating to around 400 CE discovered in the Banias Springs Nature Reserve.

Dolphins spotted swimming near the coast of Netanya - WATCH

The sighting featured an estimated 8 individuals, including two calves. The school was seen playing amidst the waves.

A dolphin seen swimming next to the boat.

Hundreds of African frogs found illegally kept in shoe store

The amphibians were being kept for trade in a store posing as a cobbler.

Amphibians found illegally kept for trade by the Nature and Parks Authority, August 9, 2020

Wounded turtle Kfir returns to sea after treatment in Israel

Kfir's injuries were likely caused by a shockwave from an underwater explosion.

Wounded green sea turtle Kfir returning to the Mediterranean Sea.

Israeli hikers turn Lifta natural spring into bubble bath

Inspectors from Israel's Nature and Parks Authority are currently investigating the incident.

Natural spring in Jerusalem