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Tel Dan Nature Reserve Dan ( Hebrew : דן ), and older name Laish, is an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible , described as the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel , [ 1 ] and belonging to the tribe of Dan , its namesake.
Following the ecologically disastrous drying of Lake Hula and the resulting public pressure, the Hula Reserve was established in 1964, which was the first declared nature reserve in Israel. In 1963 the Knesset approved the "National parks and nature reserves act" (חוק הגנים הלאומיים ושמורות הטבע), whose legislation ...
In 1966, this was a cause of dispute between Israeli water planners and conservationists, with the latter prevailing after three years of court appeals and adjudication. The result was a conservation project of about 120 acres (0.49 km 2) at the source of the river called the Tel Dan Nature Reserve.
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In 1977, the Banias was declared a nature reserve by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, named Hermon Stream (Banias) Nature Reserve. It consists of two areas – the springs and the archaeological site, and the waterfall with a hanging trail. [74]
A Nubian ibex in the Negev desert An Arabian oryx in the Yotvata wildlife reserve Fin whale in distress swims off national park of Caesarea Maritima Short-beaked common dolphins bow-riding off Ashdod. Israel contains a variety of mammals due to its geographical and climatic diversity. For many of the mammals, Israel is the border of their ...
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Even in Israel, it primarily serves agricultural irrigation near Metula, resulting in minimal flow in its lower part during the summer. To address this, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority has been artificially diverting water since 2009 from boreholes in the Dan River area during the summer months.