In addition, about 500 square kilometers (about 15%) of the natural and forested areas in the Mediterranean region of Israel were burned at least once between the years 2015-2021, with most of the areas with a high frequency of fires being in the IDF training area.
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“Only in the last year have great efforts been made to treat poisons in open areas, such as monitoring birds of prey and enforcing in the field, but to be more successful requires much stricter regulation and close supervision of the use of poisons in open areas and sterile cleaning of meat waste from invading wildlife. Legislation on the subject requires legislation on the subject, and as soon as an invasive species is discovered, action must be taken to eradicate it and prevent it from spreading in the environment, “explains Dr. Yehoshua Shakedi, the chief scientist of the Nature and Parks Authority.
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“The state must produce a national plan for biodiversity, protect nature reserves and implement conservation principles and policies in all government ministries and in the business sector. “A body that touches on these issues in order to work together in the face of the challenges of preserving Israeli nature. Only in this way can we ensure the long-term existence of the wonderful Israeli nature and preserve it for future generations.”