Customs inspectors at Ben Gurion Airport, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Nature and Parks Authority, thwarted an attempt to smuggle from Thailand about 200 animals of various species, including turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and crabs.
Israel's Civil Administration designated 42 acres of the Herodium Park as state land on Monday in a move raising hopes that the 2,000-year-old site's tourism infrastructure will be upgraded and eventually designated as an international heritage site.
A military official involved in the ongoing search for bodies explained to the Tazpit Press Service that one white-tailed eagle, also known as sea eagles, had drawn the attention of someone at Israel's Nature and Parks Authority.
Dozens of protected wild animals were evacuated from the animal corner in Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, located near the border with Lebanon in the north of Israel - by teams from the Nature and Parks Authority, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and the Ministry of Agriculture under military
Dr Tomer Nisimian, Chief Veterinarian at the Nature and Parks Authority, noted the complexity of caring for baby mountain goats and the challenges faced during treatment.