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Updated: 14/06/2004
Measures for protecting endangered species include, among others, better ecosystem management, conservation of critical habitats, prevention of the introduction of alien species, increased enforcement, declaration of new nature reserves, reduction of hunting and poison use, and reintroduction of animals. Initiatives are currently being taken in several of these areas – whether in the form of the restoration of the country’s rivers and wetland habitats, or more stringent control over the introduction of alien species, or rehabilitation and reintroduction of species. Under Israel’s nature protection legislation, animals such as the leopard, gazelle, ibex and vulture were declared protected species, and special rescue operations, including establishment of feeding stations and nesting sites, were initiated to protect them. Furthermore, out of the 15 birds listed as extinct in the Red List of Vertebrates (11 of which are extinct as nesting birds), one is already undergoing reintroduction – the White-tailed Eagle. Other species, including the Griffon vulture and Lanner falcon, are being reinforced and returned to the Carmel region. In addition, out of the nine mammals listed as extinct, four are already being successfully reintroduced – the onager, roe deer, Persian fallow deer and Arabian oryx – as part of a project to reintroduce populations of animals present in historical times, as supported by Biblical reference.
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