Hunting in israel

Father, two sons arrested on suspicion of trapping songbirds in near-invisible nets

Illegal bird hunting, which the INPA says also occurs in other regions of the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East, threatens migratory bird populations and can cause significant harm.

|ByMILLA WOLMAN
Man in handcuffs - illustrative
In 2025, the gazelle population in Israel was estimated at only about 5,500 individuals. An Israeli gazelle in the Lower Galilee.

How much is hunting a gazelle worth to the state? This is the price a convicted hunter will pay

After being convicted of illegal hunting, a hunter will pay the state an additional NIS 90,000 following a civil lawsuit filed by the state on behalf of the Nature and Parks Authority.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
An Israeli gazelle fawn that was held illegally was located in al-Ram.

Oh deer: Border Police rescue a fawn being illegally held for hunting in West Bank, A-Ram

A 48-year-old Kafr Aqab resident was detained and taken for further questioning by the INPA on suspicion of committing offenses including the trade, possession, and hunting of a protected species.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
Hare-hunting as seen in the Prague Haggadah is reflects the themes of Passover and is tied to a ritual reordering for Saturday night seders.

Passover haggadahs have long included pictures of rabbit hunts. This year shows us why

The images, which are varied in style and can be found in editions dating back to medieval and early-modern Germany, often present hunters and dogs chasing rabbits.

|ByBENJAMIN RESNICK/JTA

Porcupines poached for meat in northern Israel due to superstitions

The beliefs tied to porcupines are the result of the noises the animal makes, "that resemble a baby's cry," Ling said.

JANUARY 11, 2020ByLEON SVERDLOV
Indian crested porcupine

Will the Israeli Hyrax be labeled as a pest?

The Ministry of Environmental Protection propose the Israeli Hyrax be given the legal status of a pest.

AUGUST 26, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN
The little rock hyrax abounds in Israel.

Illegal hunters snared by police in wide-scale operation

An unusually cruel ring of illegal hunters exploited and killed wild animals in northern Israel, until a group of 200 police officers put an end to the crime.

FEBRUARY 12, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Hooks used for illgeal hunting in north Israel

Grumpy old man: Like lipstick on a pig

Public relations can go only so far when your problem is much worse than a dead beast in Zimbabwe.

AUGUST 6, 2015ByLAWRENCE RIFKIN
Protesters call attention to the alleged poaching of Cecil the lion, in the parking lot of Dr. Walter Palmer's River Bluff Dental Clinic on July 29, 2015 in Bloomington, Minnesota.