Israel Nature and Parks Authority

A new wildlife bridge to be built over Highway 6

The National Planning and Building Council approved a Nature and Parks Authority plan for a green bridge over Highway 6 near Ma'ahaz Interchange to connect endangered mountain gazelle populations.

Wildlife overpass above Highway 6.
 Dusky shark found dead on the beach in Hadera

Sharks return to Hadera coast as Israel Nature and Parks Authority warns swimmers to stay away

Israeli conservationists work to preserve the Beit Alfa mosaic in northern Israel, November 6, 2026.

Preserving an ancient mosaic: Israeli specialists gather to conserve 1,500-year-old synagogue floor

From right to left: Dr. Steve Kutno, Director of Muss High School Israel in Hod Hasharon, Shiloh Attoun, and Adam William Asper from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

American teenager finds 3,300-year-old scarab amulet during school trip to ancient Canaanite city


White-tailed eagles saved from Israel's North amid Hezbollah rockets

The Nature and Parks Authority transferred a pair of Haliaeetus albicilla from the Hai-Bar Carmel Nature Reserve to the Ramat Gan Safari.


Elite Israeli soldier rescues tree owl from Kfar Aza wreckage

Hefer pointed out how, as the Reconnaissance Brigade’s emblem is an owl, it was fitting that he should be the one to find and rescue the bird.

 Nahal Soldier rescues owl in Kfar Azza, October 2023

Israeli teen finds 1,700-year-old bronze ring in ruins of Greek city

An Israeli teenager found an ancient Hellenistic ring while visiting a national park in the Golan Heights.

 View of the Hippos archaeological site at Sussita National Park in the Golan Heights, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, August 1, 2022.

Whale spotted off Israel's coast, washes ashore lifeless hours later

This is the seventh whale in recent years to have washed up dead on Israel's shorelines.

 Large, humpback whale spotted off the coast of Israel, August 2023

Large Israeli snake dies after trying to eat a porcupine

“The one-way direction of the porcupine's quills did not allow the snake to spit out the porcupine," said reptile ecologist Aviad Bar.

 A snake and porcupine both die after the snake's failed attempt to eat the porcupine.

Israel's Ein Gedi nature reserve denies entry to blind man's guide dog

A 53-year-old blind man says he was denied entry to Ein Gedi because of his guide dog. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority says "The ibexes are scared of dogs."

"If the place is dangerous then no one is allowed in. We don't leave some outside and some inside," Aryeh Brander, a 53, stated.

Abused lion cub who was smuggled to Israel now thriving in South Africa

The cub, newly named Zion-Neev, is adapting to his new life at the Simbonga Game Reserve & Sanctuary.

 Abu Malek the lion cub is found in an apartment in the center of Israel.

Israel Police arrest man for illegal trafficking of python snakes

The animals were found held in violation of the law, in conditions deemed to be "ignominious," police said. He was also missing a permit for the possession and trade of pythons.

 Python seized by Israeli authorities from a suspect who was reportedly holding it illegally.

Israel's hikes ranked among top nature walks worldwide

Israel's Ein Gedi hike ranked higher on Explore!'s list than Nepal's world-renowned Annapurna circuit.

A MAN STANDS beneath a waterfall at Nahal David in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve area, near the Dead Sea.

Caesarea named best cultural and archaeological tourist site

These organizations worked in concert with Israel's Nature and Parks Authority and the Israel Antiquities authority to restore the city's historic sites.

 Caesarea's  temple stage and the staircase that leads to it.