{"id":20341,"date":"2025-04-21T23:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T20:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20341"},"modified":"2025-04-21T21:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T18:45:56","slug":"a-path-for-the-wild-opens-through-the-galilee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/a-path-for-the-wild-opens-through-the-galilee\/","title":{"rendered":"A Path for the Wild Opens Through the Galilee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two new nature reserves in northern Israel have been added to the country\u2019s conservation map\u2014and not just for their scenic views. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority emphasizes that this is a strategic step aimed at connecting not just trails, but entire ecosystems. The Mount Gamal and Nahal Gamal reserves will form a vital ecological corridor between nature reserves in the Lower and Upper Galilee, allowing animals to move safely between protected areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mount Gamal: Rare Woodland and a Unique Scorpion<\/strong><br \/>\nMount Gamal Reserve features rich Mediterranean woodland, including common oak, Judas tree, and Cyprus pine, along with the striking blossoms of the elegant iris (Iris elegantissima) and medium-stem toadflax (Linaria media)\u2014both extremely rare in Israel\u2019s wild landscape.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20344\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/boars1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/boars1.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/boars1-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Gamal (Galilee) | Photo: Shay Koren, Israel Nature and Parks Authority<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among the wildlife observed in the area are foxes, wild boars, rock hyraxes, and the endangered Carmel stripe-tailed scorpion\u2014a rare species native to northern Israel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nahal Gamal: Untamed Wilderness and a Hidden Stream<\/strong><br \/>\nNahal Gamal is a tributary of the Hilazon Stream, which drains the Beit HaKerem Valley in the Galilee. The area preserves native spiny hawthorn woodland alongside rare plant species such as the soft-haired broomrape (Orobanche pubescens) and the handsome crane\u2019s-bill (Geranium handsomeanum).<\/p>\n<p>This habitat plays a critical role for raptors like the common buzzard (Buteo buteo), and for colorful birds such as the European roller (Coracias garrulus). The area is also frequented by rock hyraxes, jirds, and striped hyenas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Is an Ecological Corridor\u2014and Why Is It Important?<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, an \u201cecological corridor\u201d is a natural pathway that links nature reserves, allowing animals to move between them in search of food, shelter, or mates\u2014without being blocked by built-up or agricultural land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past, people believed that declaring a reserve was enough,\u201d the Authority said. \u201cToday we understand that natural systems need large, continuous habitats\u2014and these kinds of connections are critical for preserving nature over the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israel Nature and Parks Authority has declared two new nature reserves in northern Israel\u2014Mount Gamal and Nahal Gamal\u2014as part of a broader vision: establishing an \u201cecological corridor\u201d that links protected areas, enabling wildlife to move freely and helping preserve biodiversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,97,85],"tags":[4506,4505,4507,2783,4508,4504,4104,3640],"class_list":["post-20341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-health","category-positive-moment","tag-biodiversity","tag-ecological-corridor","tag-galilee-streams","tag-israel-nature-and-parks-authority","tag-mediterranean-woodland","tag-nature-reserve","tag-upper-galilee","tag-wildlife-conservation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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