Israel nature

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.

Teucrium Procerum
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 IN ITS QUIET way, the humble carob teaches us that meaningful traditions need not be elaborate.

Hiking the holy land in the season of Lag Ba'omer

View of a massive wildfire near Latrun, April 30, 2025.

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Yom Ha'atzmaut 2018

One of the most popular ways to celebrate our country’s birthday is by having a barbecue out in nature, and so I’ve gathered together below a short list of the best places to enjoy a picnic.

A BRIDGE over placid water at the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv

Migrating birds winter in Israel as climate change makes desert dangerous

The birds now prefer to stay longer in cooler areas rather than cross into Africa, where encroaching deserts and frequent droughts have made food more scarce.

Migrating cranes rest on the Hula Lake Ornithology and Nature Park in northern Israel

WATCH: In Jerusalem forest, spiders weave their magic

Science and nature combined to create the unusual sight.

Long-jawed spiders (Tetragnatha) weave giant spider webs over sections of the vegetation along the Soreq creek bank, near Jerusalem November 7, 2017.

Going green in the holy city

If you live in Old Katamon, you may be aware of a charming community-created pastoral spot located between Harav Berlin and Hapalmah streets, otherwise known as the Brody Community Garden.

Yair Assaf-Shapira helped to found the Rassco community’s Rachel Elyashar Garden a decade ago

Israeli vulture population on the rise

"The vultures in Israel are in danger of extinction," Hatzofe said. "Their population in Israel stands at least 180 individuals, and we are doing a great deal for their rehabilitation."

Israeli Vultures

Flying flowers

To the butterfly every sudden movement is a good reason to escape from potential danger.

A butterfly on a flower

The Dead Sea: a different kind of heritage

The salt sea has some 12 million years of geological and chemical history. Will efforts to stabilize its water level kill its very essence?

A water canal near the Dead Sea

Industrial waste water leaks from Israeli chemical plant

The public is asked to avoid Ashalim and nearby routes until further notice.

Industrial waste water contamination in Israel

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.

‘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.

Whale shark swimming in Eilat