Israel nature

Sea turtle nesting season has launched

This month, the nesting season for sea turtles began in Israel, and volunteers have already identified the first three nests of the season, and moved them to a safe place.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN
Brown sea turtle hatchling
Swamp Orchid.

Israeli scientists successfully germinate rare Swamp Orchid in conservation breakthrough

New, flourishing plants are being placed in pots in preparation for eventual growth and the planting of strong, older orchids back in their natural habitat. 

|ByBATYA COHEN
Teucrium Procerum

Critically endangered perennial herb successfully propagated by KKL-JNF

The endangered herb is mostly found in the Sharon and Menashe heights but exists in only small, isolated spots across the country as its population has declined since the mid-20th century.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FLORA PALAESTINA’ – 316 native species and over 2,000 uses

New Israeli website gets down to the roots of nature’s medicine chest

For the first time, an open-access website called Florapal serves as a botanical encyclopedia of plants native to the Holy Land.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Living on the edge of a dream – in Mitzpe Ramon

Last year Mitzpe turned 60, and the exhibition curated by Guy Raz chronicles the town’s evolution from a small bunch of hardy and, quite possibly, utopian- minded pioneers to a bona fide town.

JUNE 23, 2017ByBARRY DAVIS
‘Betonadot’ (concrete barricades), which served as residential quarters, prior to plaster and paint work, 1962

Inspectors have a whale of a time with rare shark in Eilat

The whale shark is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

JUNE 20, 2017ByBECKY BROTHMAN
Whale shark swimming in Eilat

Israel’s first environmental research satellite to soon launch

The satellite weighs 265 kilos and will after launching reach a height of 720 kilometers from Earth within two days.

MAY 24, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A satellite

SPNI co-founder Amotz Zahavi dies at 89

In addition to his roles as a prominent zoologist and evolutionary biologist at Tel Aviv University, Zahavi was among the founders of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel.

MAY 16, 2017BySHARON UDASIN
The funeral of Amotz Zahavi.

8 fun things to do on Israeli Independence Day

More to do than just fan the barbecue as Israel celebrate's its 69th birthday.

APRIL 29, 2017ByMEITAL SHARABI
Waterside picnic in a shaded spot at Einot Tzukim

Herod's 'Magnificent City' to receive NIS 100m. facelift

Visitors will be able to pray in Caesarea's 2,000-year-old synagogue. Joint development initiated to draw 3 million tourists to ancient port city by 2030.

APRIL 26, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
An aerial view of the work in the Caesarea National Park's harbor.

Bird makes a rare stop in Israel after 'wrong turn'

The dowitcher was last seen in Israel in the Dan region in 1984.

APRIL 25, 2017BySHARON UDASIN
Long-billed dowitcher bird spotted in Eilat

Trails and tribulations

Hiking the Israel National Trail gives you a different perspective on life, on the challenges facing us in our little country… and on our history.

APRIL 16, 2017ByARYEH GREEN
A QUIET forest section of the INT in the Jerusalem foothills between Srigim/Li’on and Tel Azeka, near where David battled Goliath.

New Worlds: Living sponge neutralizes arsenic and barium toxins

APRIL 9, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A scientist looks through a microscope

Ministry warns: Use care when touching raw pond fish ahead of Passover

The fish that are relevant are mainly tilapia (amnun), mullet (buri) and sea bream (denis).

APRIL 4, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Men release fish from their net on a Tel Aviv-Jaffa beach