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Israel Nature and Parks Authority
Snakes on a plane
Israel nabs smuggled reptiles, including rare boa constrictors, turtles
By Sue Surkes
Israel Nature and Parks Authority joins Interpol, Europol and more than 20 nations in major clampdown on illegal smuggling and keeping of reptiles
A snake confiscated by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority during a crackdown on the illegal trade in reptiles, June 17, 2019. (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
June 18, 2019, 1:39 am
Israel nabs smuggled reptiles, including rare boa constrictors, turtles
Israel Nature and Parks Authority joins Interpol, Europol and more than 20 nations in major clampdown on illegal smuggling and keeping of reptiles
By Sue Surkes
One of the rooms at the new King Herod's Vaults Visitor Center, which opened at the Caesarea National Park on May 29, 2019. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
May 30, 2019, 6:11 pm
Caesarea opens new NIS 80 million visitor center in reconstructed vaults
Complete reconstruction of ruins can be controversial, but adapting ancient buildings to modern uses is part of a worldwide trend to breathe more life into archaeological sites
By Melanie Lidman
Members of Israel's Sea Turtle Rescue Center release an injured, pregnant turtle on May 26, 2019, after it was rescued on May 23, while in distress far from shore. (Channel 11 screen capture)
May 26, 2019, 8:54 pm
Ultrasound surprise: Injured turtle found to be pregnant
Imaging scan of turtle found off northern coast reveals crack in shell is not as serious as her need to give birth, so she is treated and released to lay her eggs
By TOI staff
An Egyptian vulture in flight over the Gamla nature reserve on the Israeli Golan, May 2013. (Wikipedia/Вых Пыхманн/CC BY-SA)
May 22, 2019, 12:32 pm
Egyptian vultures return to Carmel mountains after 60-year absence
Rare nest found perched on cliff face at Hai Bar Nature Reserve, just two weeks after griffon vulture population on Golan Heights was decimated in poisoning incident
By TOI staff
A vulture that fell ill after being poisoned is returned to the wild in Gamla, on the Golan Heights, May 16, 2019. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
May 17, 2019, 9:32 pm
Rivlin says ‘national plans’ needed to protect animals after vulture poisoning
President mourns death of 8 vultures killed in Golan as one bird that fell ill in incident returns to the wild in ‘a moment of hope’
By TOI staff
Ghassan Manduri, 36, from the Bedouin village of Tuba-Zangariyye in the Galilee, in court on suspicion of poisoning eight rare griffon vultures, May 13, 2019. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
May 13, 2019, 1:46 pm
Court remands suspect in poisoning of Golan Heights vultures
Lawyer says suspect, a rancher, denies deliberately contaminating cow carcass, wiping out about half the vulture population in the area
By TOI staff
The carcasses of eight vultures found poisoned in the Golan Heights on May 10, 2019. (Nature and Parks Authority)
May 12, 2019, 10:06 pm
Suspect arrested over poisoning of Golan Heights vultures
Man in his 30s from Galilee village said to have sprayed toxin on cow carcass to keep predators away, leading to deaths of half of local vulture population
By TOI staff
A poisoned vulture is treated after being poisoned in the Golan Heights, May 10, 2019 YouTube screenshot)
May 10, 2019, 3:19 pm
Eight vultures die of poisoning in Golan, in ‘mortal blow’ to local population
Officials say the deaths cut species’ numbers in the area by half, amid painstaking conservation efforts
By TOI staff
Israelis barbecue during Israel's 69th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem, May 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 9, 2019, 9:53 am
As Israelis fire up the BBQs, park officials plead: Pick up your trash
In one green area in the center of the country, staff members need at least 8 garbage trucks to clean up after Independence Day
By Melanie Lidman
Israelis hike on the Oren Stream trail in the Carmel Mountains Nature Reserve, near the northern city of Haifa, April 26, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 27, 2019, 3:24 pm
50,000 visit Israel’s national parks as Passover holiday comes to an end
Nature reserves from north to south fill up with hikers; beaches at Sea of Galilee and Mediterranean coast packed as Israelis enjoy the fine weather
By TOI staff
Hikers in the Negev (Meir Orbach/Nature and Parks Authority)
April 26, 2019, 12:16 pm
Tens of thousands visit Israel’s national parks on Second Passover
Nature reserves from north to south fill up with hikers, Sea of Galilee beaches packed as Israelis enjoy the fine weather
By Times of Israel
Illustrative photo of Israelis relaxing on the beach in the southern city of Eilat. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 9, 2019, 3:58 pm
With election day a holiday, Israelis throng to national parks and beaches
150,000 people pack national parks and nature reserves for voting-themed fun; heavy traffic in Tel Aviv and central Israel
By TOI staff
A Vanessa cardui butterfly, one of some 10 million to cross into Israel on March 21, 2019 ( Yaniv Levi/ Israel Nature and Parks Authority )
March 21, 2019, 8:24 pm
Israel blanketed by millions of butterflies
Thanks to unusually large migration from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, more than 10 million butterflies cross Israel on their way to Europe
By TOI staff
A scene from the newly launched updated Masada sound and light show, 'From Sunset to Sunrise.' (Breeze Creative)
March 21, 2019, 2:07 am
With new light show, 2,000-year-old Masada gets makeover fit for a millennial
50-minute ‘cultural performance’ is scored by Shlomo Gronich and performed by local artists, including Harel Skaat and Liraz Charhi
By Johanna Chisholm
The site of an excavation at the Korazim National Park where a winepress and mosaic have been unearthed, March 2019. (Ahiya Cohen-Tavor/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
March 19, 2019, 1:31 pm
Talmud-era winepress, mosaic unearthed in Jewish village condemned by Jesus
Archaeologists ‘very excited’ over discovery in Korazim in northern Israel, mentioned in Talmud, New Testament and known for its wheat production
By Michael Bachner
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