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Rescue workers retrieve the body of a 70-year old hiker who died after falling off a cliff at a nature reserve near the Dead Sea on Thursday. (Screenshot)
January 2, 2020, 9:20 pm
70-year-old man falls to his death while hiking near Dead Sea
Accident comes only months after a 21-year-old died in a fall from a 30-meter cliff in the Judean Desert
By TOI staff
An ibex chats up a Tristram’s grackle at the Ein Gedi nature reserve .(Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 19, 2019, 5:00 pm
In 50-year record, 20 new nature reserves, national parks designated in 2019
But in year’s end roundup report, Israel Nature and Parks Authority director says lack of functioning government leaves funding for 2020 unclear, harms ability to plan
By Sue Surkes
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that fruit bats are able to translate, to some extent, echo-acoustic information into 3D shapes (Courtesy)
December 14, 2019, 11:49 am
Environment Ministry extends protected status to hundreds of animals, plants
Freshwater fish added to list for first time; but ministry backtracks on pledge to shield Mediterranean tuna, grouper
By Sue Surkes
A beach in Tel Aviv is nearly empty as temperatures drop across Israel, October 23, 2019. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 26, 2019, 5:05 pm
Braving storm warnings, 70,000 Israelis flock to national parks
Thousands visit sites near Dead Sea, where weather service predicts flooding from rainfall accompanying rare storm; clocks in Israel turn back overnight
By TOI staff
A male acacia gazelle with a new fawn. (Eran Hyams, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
October 15, 2019, 1:17 pm
Fawn born to endangered gazelles in southern Israel
Just 30 to 40 acacia gazelles remain in a protected area of the Arava desert
By Sue Surkes
Dolphins spotted off the coast of central Israel in the Mediterranean Sea on October 15, 2019. (Guy Lavian/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
October 15, 2019, 11:30 am
Ten dolphins spotted off coast of central Israel
Nature and Parks Authority wildlife inspectors publish footage of marine mammals in Mediterranean
By TOI staff
Israelis enjoying themselves at Gan HaShlosha National Park (also known as Sachne) in northern Israel, September 9, 2017. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 30, 2019, 6:28 pm
Tens of thousands flock to Israel’s national parks, beaches on Rosh Hashanah
Nature reserves from north to south fill up with hikers; Sea of Galilee beaches packed as Israelis enjoy the fine weather
By TOI staff
Illustrative: In this January 15, 2010, file photo, a sea otter is seen in Morro Bay, California. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)
August 25, 2019, 11:09 am
Otter that bit two hikers is found, rabies ruled out
Galilee hiking trail reopened after officials determine animal escaped petting farm, likely attacked travelers since it’s used to getting food from humans
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A young European Otter eats a trout. (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt)
August 24, 2019, 10:58 pm
Galilee hiking path closed after otter bites two people
Authorities say there is some concern the animal could have rabies and has instructed those attacked to inoculate themselves
By TOI staff
A herd of elephants form a protective circle against a perceived threat in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
August 17, 2019, 6:22 pm
Israel seeks to ban trade in woolly mammoth tusks to protect elephants
At World Wildlife Conference, Israeli scheme aims to stop the ‘laundering’ of ivory, often presented as product from extinct species
By TOI staff and AP
Illustrative - A sea turtle laying eggs on the beach. (Yaniv Levy, Israel National Parks Authority)
August 5, 2019, 2:32 pm
Don’t drive on the beach: It’s turtle hatching season
Nature and Parks Authority calls on public to stay away from shore after hatchling found trapped in depression caused by tire marks
By Sue Surkes
One of dozens of reptiles found in a Tel Aviv apartment as part of an international operation against illegal trade in animals, June 2019. (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
July 17, 2019, 4:38 pm
Police find dozens of exotic reptiles in raid on Tel Aviv apartment
Hoard including snapping turtles and poison dart frogs smuggled into Israel for sale on black market; suspect detained for questioning as part of international operation
By Stuart Winer
Mount Zion archaeological excavations conducted by the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, in cooperation with Ashkelon Academic College, at the Jerusalem Walls National Park, 2019. (Virginia Withers)
July 15, 2019, 4:26 pm
First evidence of Crusader siege from July 15, 1099, uncovered at Old City walls
920 years ago, Crusaders breached Jerusalem and conquered the walled Fatimid city. Now the Mount Zion Project has found a chronicled moat that to many scholars had seemed like myth
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
An Israeli soldier uses a fire hose in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 10, 2019, 8:20 pm
South sees stark drop in number of fires caused by Gaza arson attacks
Unclear whether fivefold fall in blazes in border region is due to improved IDF abilities or fewer launches of balloon-borne incendiaries
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative photo of a snake eagle chick. (Liad Cohen, Nature and Parks Authority)
June 22, 2019, 1:35 am
Snake eagle chick saved from fire thanks to IDF conservation program
Nature Defense Force, launched five years ago, maps important nesting sites in firing-range areas to protect trees from brush fires
By Sue Surkes
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