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Torgos tracheliotos negevensis Arabian giant vulture in Saudi Arabia Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Torgos Species: T. tracheliotos Subspecies: T. t. negevensis Trinomial name Torgos tracheliotos negevensis Bruun, Mendelssohn & Bull, 1981 Torgos tracheliotos negevensis, the Arabian ...
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 ...
The Yotvata Hai-Bar is the desert counterpart of the Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve which operates in the country's Northern Mediterranean forest. [ 1 ] Endangered and locally extinct animals mentioned in the Bible are bred here for possible reintroduction to the Negev desert .
The reptiles of Israel live in environments ranging from the Negev Desert to the Red Sea, from the Jordan River to the Judaean Mountains. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature :
The Desert climate zone, which is the largest climate zone of Israel and Palestine, covers the country's southern half as the Negev, while the Judean Desert extends to the Dead Sea region through the West Bank and into the southern Jordan Valley. Rainfall is as low as 32 mm per year in the southernmost tip of Palestine/Israel in the Arabah ...
The Negev has a number of interesting cultural and geological features. Among the latter are three enormous, craterlike makhteshim (box canyons), which are unique to the region: Makhtesh Ramon, HaMakhtesh HaGadol, and HaMakhtesh HaKatan. The Negev is a rocky desert.
Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve is dedicated to reintroducing extinct species mentioned in the Bible, as well as other endangered desert animals, to the wild. It has three parts: a park for herbivorous animals; a Predators Center that displays reptiles, small desert animals and large predators; and the Desert Night Life Exhibition Hall to ...
Southern District: the Negev: Masada National Park: Southern District: Judean Desert and the Dead Sea: Mount Carmel National Park: Northern District: Mount Carmel: Ramon Park at Makhtesh Ramon (nature reserve with archaeological sites) Southern District: the Negev: Ben-Gurion's Tomb National Park at Midreshet Ben-Gurion near Sde Boker [9]