Israel nature

Hiking in the Holyland: A new year brings a change in the air

Rambam said the call of the shofar is there to awaken us from our slumber. This New Year, we can tune in to the rhythm our surroundings here in Israel offer so naturally.

Walking in the Judean Hills, it’s clear that the end of summer has descended upon the Land of Israel.
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'A living landscape': Exploring Israel's shifting terrain through photography

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Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border

The refuge garden at Nebi Samuel Park

Israel's secret gardens where rare species on the brink of disappearance are being saved


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

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.

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.

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.

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.

An aerial view of the work in the Caesarea National Park's harbor.