Nature reserve

1,500-year-old synagogue uncovered in Golan Heights nature reserve

Excavations in the Golan Heights have revealed a 1,500-year-old synagogue built of basalt and hewn stone, offering rare evidence of Jewish continuity in the region.

Avigail Rosenbaum Bracha, field manager of the synagogue area near Mashkof and Tabula Anasta.
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.

Nahal David comes back to life: New trails open in Ein Gedi

Kihnu Island, Estonia

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AN AERIAL view of Ganei Huga near Beit She’an

New website helps you plan a self-guided trip to northern Israel


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.


Highly endangered Javan rhinos welcome a new family member

There are just 81 left of the species, all of whom live in one national park

 An endangered recently born female Sumatran rhinoceros is seen next to her mother, Ratu, at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary of Kambas National Park, Lampung, Indonesia September 30, 2023.

Hiking the holy land at Israel's Ein Gedi reserve

In Ein Gedi, it's possible to get up close with Ibexes, the most iconic symbol of Israeli wildlife.

 An ibex at Israel's Ein Gedi reserve.

Nature or nurture: Which decides whether you like nature? - study

Swedish researchers determine that both heredity and environment decide whether people love nature.

 A lush green forest.

No pilot for gender-segregated swimming in nature reserves - A-G

The Israel Nature and Parks Authority doesn't have authorization to restrict access to sites based on gender, said the AG's office.

 YEHUDIYA Nature Reserve.

Experience the beauty and history of the Tuf Kerem Maharal Reserve

Keep an eye out for volcanic ash (tuf) and even some fossils that froze in the ancient marine rocks. The fossils provide a glimpse of sea life in the long book of life on Earth. 

 Tuf Kerem Maharal Reserve

Tar spill reported at nature reserve in Hadera

The Nature and Parks Authority stressed that tar pollution causes damage to protected natural assets, including animals and flora.

 Tar pollution at the Gedor Sea Reserve in Hadera. July 2023

This rare 'dragon' breed believed to be extinct has resurfaced in the wild

A population of lizards that was defined as extinct since 1969 has been located in Melbourne, Australia. It is believed that these are only the first "survivors."

 The Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon was previously believed to be extinct - but now has made a resurgence into the public eye.

Long and strong: World's largest crocodile continues to grow

Though he is old, Cassius the crocodile still has lots of life to live.

A crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus) rests at the National Zoo of Managua November 13,2007.

Judaism doesn’t want you to wander and live just anywhere — or does it?

"The tension between freedom and obligation is baked into Jewish life."

 "I spent a full month sleeping in thatch-roofed palapas, eating more tacos than was probably wise and bathing every day in the Pacific."