Nature reserve

Over 250 Hula painted frogs released into Hula Nature Reserve

More than 250 Hula painted frogs and tadpoles, once mistakenly believed to be extinct, were released into the Hula Nature Reserve from the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo's breeding program.

It was believed to be extinct until 2011. Hula painted frog
The trail collapsed after a stormy winter and is now ready for hikers. The Iyon Stream trail after renovation

A decade after its destruction: The spectacular waterfall trail in the North reopens

WHAT MAKES Ein Haniya special is that the beauty here is not only natural. It is layered. The spring emerges from a short rock-cut tunnel and flows, as it has for centuries, along a reconstructed aqueduct that carries it over a low arch and spills it into a large stone pool.

Hiking in the Holy Land: Ein Haniya, an easy water outing outside Jerusalem

Ein Mabua.

One of Israel's rarest springs reopens: Ein Mabua returns for the summer hiking season


Experience the beauty and history of the Tuf Kerem Maharal Reserve

Keep an eye out for volcanic ash (tuf) and even some fossils that froze in the ancient marine rocks. The fossils provide a glimpse of sea life in the long book of life on Earth. 

 Tuf Kerem Maharal Reserve

Tar spill reported at nature reserve in Hadera

The Nature and Parks Authority stressed that tar pollution causes damage to protected natural assets, including animals and flora.

 Tar pollution at the Gedor Sea Reserve in Hadera. July 2023

This rare 'dragon' breed believed to be extinct has resurfaced in the wild

A population of lizards that was defined as extinct since 1969 has been located in Melbourne, Australia. It is believed that these are only the first "survivors."

 The Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon was previously believed to be extinct - but now has made a resurgence into the public eye.

Long and strong: World's largest crocodile continues to grow

Though he is old, Cassius the crocodile still has lots of life to live.

A crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus) rests at the National Zoo of Managua November 13,2007.

Judaism doesn’t want you to wander and live just anywhere — or does it?

"The tension between freedom and obligation is baked into Jewish life."

 "I spent a full month sleeping in thatch-roofed palapas, eating more tacos than was probably wise and bathing every day in the Pacific."

A total of 140,000 Israelis visit nature reserves over the weekend as weather warms

The parks held various educational activities for guests to learn more about the flora and fauna they held. 

 YEHUDIYA Nature Reserve.

MK Moshe Gafni proposes law to segregate Israel's nature reserves

A bill put forward by the UTJ MK could see Israel's nature reserves become segregated by gender for at least 15% of their operational hours.

 Head of the Finance committee MK Moshe Gafni leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 17, 2023.

The North African Ostrich makes a comeback from near extinction

This sub-species of ostrich, also called 'red-necked ostrich', almost went extinct in the wild but was recently reintroduced in Israel.

Ostriches look at an egg inside an enclosure at an ostrich farm near the village of Kozishche, some 300 km (186 miles) southwest of Minsk, October 6, 2011.

Nearly 10% of marine life threatened with extinction -Red List

Years of environmental destruction are showing harsh possibilities for the future.

Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve has stunning reefs and an abundance of marine and fish life.

Nearly 10% of marine life threatened with extinction -Red List

Years of environmental destruction are showing harsh possibilities for the future.

Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve has stunning reefs and an abundance of marine and fish life.