Nature and Parks Authority

Returned from the beach in Ashdod, and discovered a whole family of birds of prey

A Nature and Parks Authority employee received a unique glimpse into the lives of a whole family of little owls – an impressive small nocturnal bird of prey.

"After a few minutes I saw movement near the male, and then a female appeared at his side along with four fledglings"
Twelve-year-old Alon Horwitz who discovered an ancient gemstone at Korazim National Park in the Galilee, June 1, 2026.

Rare gemstone discovered by 12-year-old boy during archaeological dig in ancient Jewish village

Manta ray spotted in Eilat Bay, April 21, 2026.

'Graceful dancing giants': Divers spot five manta rays swimming through Eilat Bay

Stray dogs in Israel

Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs


Israeli environmental, insect experts battle invasive fire ants

Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry and the Nature and Parks Authority have launched a national effort to monitor fire ants to combat their spread.

 Fire ant under microscope.

Underwater robot spots guitarfish in Eilat, Israel

An underwater robot sent by Israeli researchers to the depths of the sea of ​​the Gulf of Eilat recently discovered a guitarfish.

 A guitarfish is seen in captivity at the Georgia Aquarium (Illustrative).

Israel Police seize rare, exotic, dangerous animals in black market raid

The animals seized are worth tens of thousands of shekels, some of which were dangerous, could transmit zoonotic disease, were invasive species or just illegally smuggled into Israel.

 A cat-eyed snake rescued following an Israel Police black market raid, on March 14, 2023.

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.

Lion cub found being held illegally in center of Israel

Border Police detectives worked to find the cub after videos of it in various locations were posted on social media in the last few weeks.

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

Colorado bear takes 400 selfies with wildlife camera in one night

A black bear has amused experts with 400 selfies, using a motion-detection camera.

 Bear 480, Otis, after several months of packing on the pounds.

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.

No swimming: Sharks spotted near Hadera power plant

The sharks are spotted in the Hadera area every year between November and April.

 Sharks off the coast of Hadera, October 2022

How the court kept Israel's national parks open for Sukkot

In today’s complex global economy, alternative settlement methods for collective disputes must be developed so that a strike is the last option.

 A girl cools off in the fountain of Teddy Park, developed by the Jerusalem Foundation in memory of the city’s long-serving mayor, Teddy Kollek.