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March 28, 2023, 7:42 pm
Birders gather in southern Israel for 24-hour spotting contest
More than 150 competitors from as far afield as Colombia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Finland and the UK raise over $35,000 to protect the illegally hunted rare red-breasted goose
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Sue Surkes
April 17, 2021, 10:17 am
A key stop on the great bird flyway, Eilat sees steep dive in migrating flocks
Habitat destruction, pesticides, hunting, invasive species, manmade obstacles such as wind turbines and high voltage power lines all take a toll, but reliable research lacking
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Sue Surkes
April 22, 2020, 10:33 pm
When stay-at-home rules help you learn you’re living in a huge salad bowl
Foraged greens, clearer birdsong and prime wildlife documentaries: Nature comes into focus on this Earth Day in the time of coronavirus
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Jessica Steinberg
October 30, 2019, 5:16 pm
Birds of a feather hang together in ‘The Bird Guide’ comic strip
Comic book artist Noa Katz’s strip makes for a highly amusing and deeply human read
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Jessica Steinberg
November 19, 2017, 2:10 am
Tens of thousands of migrating cranes weather winter in Israel’s north
Hula Valley gives refuge to birds who, feasting on local crops and nesting in an artificial lake, choose not to continue to Africa
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ToI Staff
April 8, 2017, 7:57 pm
No plagues here: 10 ways to celebrate Passover all week long
Beyond a new haggadah, we’ve got opera for young listeners, balloon sculpture and design inspiration
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Jessica Steinberg
December 7, 2016, 9:33 pm
Fly and feed: Tens of thousands of cranes winter, and eat, in Israel’s north
Hula Valley gives refuge to birds who, choosing not to continue to Africa, feast on eight tons of corn a day
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September 16, 2016, 11:25 am
‘Secret’ tours aim for fresh look at well-trod Jerusalem
A Mekudeshet Festival jaunt brings participants to lesser known sites — and people — around the city
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Jessica Steinberg
February 26, 2016, 5:32 am
Why Israel is a pilgrimage site for birds — and bird-watchers
Located at the nexus of three continents, with a diverse climate, Israel draws some 500 million birds each year from 550 species
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Ben Sales
April 6, 2015, 5:52 pm
Israeli seabirds make record flight to Africa
Two tiny Israeli-born little terns fly 4,000 miles to winter hideout in Mozambique
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Avi Lewis
April 3, 2013, 4:13 pm
Israel’s other air defense problem
In the 1990s, ten mynas escaped a cage in central Israel and began to breed. Other aggressive tropical birds were introduced here by well-meaning amateurs. Today, the swelling population of foreign invaders is threatening the unique and fragile native ecosystem
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Matti Friedman
September 30, 2012, 9:44 am
This Sukkot, explore street-theater, see a foreign film, or lounge in a fresh water spring
Five fun ways to rejuvenate, reinvent, and celebrate the new cycle of Torah readings
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Michal Shmulovich
April 1, 2012, 8:03 pm
Bird-watching centers aim to attract flocks of tourists
Cabinet to spend NIS 37 million on new ornithological centers in the Negev and Galilee
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