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Israel Nature and Parks Authority

Israeli government body managing nature reserves and national parks.

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Israel Nature and Parks Authority

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April 1998 saw the founding of this organization through the merger of the National Parks Authority and the Nature Reserves Authority, which had separately administered these sites from 1964 onward.[1] Raya Shurki holds the position of director for the Authority.[1]

Geography and history

The Authority's symbol is the ibex, a mountain goat similar to the antelope.[1] The Authority has led significant efforts to protect the endangered griffon vulture population through the "Under Our Wing" project.[2] This project focuses on breeding vultures in captivity and releasing them into the wild.[2] After the 2010 Carmel Forest fire, the Authority and Jewish National Fund launched large-scale reforestation efforts.[3]

Enforcing Israeli wildlife protection laws constitutes one of the Authority's responsibilities.[1] In 2007, the number of national parks under the Authority's management was 69, and it oversaw 190 nature reserves.[4] To protect vultures from consuming poisoned carcasses, feeding stations are established by the Authority.[5] Planting indigenous tree species, constructing firebreaks, and removing debris were among the actions taken.[3]

Thousands of trees were replanted with assistance from volunteers both within Israel and from other nations.[3]

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The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel has criticized the Authority's policies, claiming they harmed nature reserves and animals.[6] In 2007, scientists and conservation organizations opposed extending CEO Eli Amitay's appointment for a second term.[7] In October 2017, the Authority faced public criticism when instructional material at Avshalom Cave lacked an age estimate, which a guide claimed was due to pressure by the ultra-Orthodox population.[8] Consequently, Amitay's retirement occurred one year ahead of its original schedule.[9]

Shaul Goldstein was selected as CEO by a government committee in December of that same year.[9]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bard, "1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel", Rowman & Littlefield, 2005; Magory Cohen, "Genetic characterization of populations of the golden jackal and the red fox in Israel", Conservation Genetics, 2013, p. 55–63 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Israel's griffon vultures get new lease on life", Reuters, June 11, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zafrir, "Carmel Forest Gets New Life 5 Years After Fire", Oct 30, 2015; "Carmel Restoration", kkl-jnf.org (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Science-based conservation workshop" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Griffon vulture population in Israel reaches a new high", Vulture Conservation Foundation, 22 August 2020; "שיא בכמות הנשרים", 9 August 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Scandal: the Nature and Parks Authority is Selling Nature; Development or Neglect? The Struggle over the Development Program in HaBonim Beach; Oil Drilling Approved in the "Judea Desert" Nature Reserve; "Does the Nature and Parks Authority Like Animals?" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "קדנציה נוספת למנהל רשות הטבע והגנים, למרות הביקורת", Haaretz (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: The Cave Scandal: Respecting Haredi Feelings; On the Nature and Parks Authority's Facebook page (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Israel Nature and Parks Authority" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nature and Parks Authority CEO to Retire in July; "ר' מועצת גוש עציון יהיה מנכ"ל רשות הטבע והגנים", Haaretz (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Israel Nature and Parks Authority (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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