Israel Nature and Parks Authority

Hundreds of kilos of protected plant seized by Israel Nature and Parks Authority in Golan

In a separate operation in the Menashe region, an Israel Nature and Parks Authority inspector seized additional sacks containing approximately 6 kilograms of akoub and about 25 kilograms of hyssop.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
Some of the bags seized, including the Gundelia tournefortii - which is in danger of extinction due to over-harvesting.
The destruction caused by the looters at the Horvat Hermesh antiquities site in northern Israel, March 17, 2026.

Police forced into shelter with two suspects arrested for antiquities theft amid sirens

The suspects excavation equipment has been seized, and the investigation is ongoing.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Israel Police locate and rescue turtle hit by Iranian missile fragment, March 6, 2026.

Shell shocked: Israel Police rescue turtle struck by Iranian missile fragment

 “I approached to deal with a weapons item that had fallen at the scene, and suddenly I saw the turtle with its shell damaged and bleeding,” Senior Sergeant A., the officer who found the turtle, said

|BySHIR PERETS
Stray dogs in Israel

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

According to data obtained by Let the Animals Live, the Nature and Parks Authority killed approximately 1,300 stray dogs in 2025, an increase from the 794 killed in 2024.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ

Walking 1,100 kilometers in someone else's shoes

Aryeh Green has hiked the Israel Trail and now takes the reader with him.

MAY 24, 2018ByYAKIR FELDMAN
FOR EIGHT weeks the author, Aryeh Green, walked across the State of Israel, rain or shine.

How to sweeten the new year: A plethora of family-friendly activities

The Tel Aviv Farm is inviting the public to an agricultural Rosh Hashana celebration.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017ByMEITAL SHARABI
Hitch a ride with a camel caravan at Kfar Hanokdim.