Tag: cranes
Bird flu kills wild cranes in Israel
The H5N1 virus dramatically affects these birds, which stop over every winter in the Hula Lake Nature Reserve, during their migratory journey. On the shores of Hula Lake in northern…
Sharks and cranes are among the losers of the year
In an annual balance sheet, the environmental organization WWF counts sharks, polar bears, cranes and the tree frog among the losers. But there are also rays of hope. Cranes are…
Israel: 2,000 wild cranes dead from bird flu in less than a week
More than 2,000 wild cranes have died in Israel from bird flu in a large nature reserve in the north of the country, officials from the Israel Nature and Parks…