Nature Conservation

The University Botanical Garden in Givat Ram is expanding the "Returning Nature to Gardens" project with five species, including rare flowers and even a species at risk of extinction, with the goal of encouraging gardening with local flora and strengthening biodiversity.

A camera placed as part of an urban nature survey in Rehovot was chewed and disappeared along with its memory card. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) says this is not an isolated case: three similar incidents have been documented in the north, reflecting the growing presence of hyenas near city outskirts.