Agemon Bird Sanctuary,Upper Galilee,Israel,cranes
The Hula Valley is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia. An estimated 500 million migrating birds now pass through the Hula Lake Park every year in both directions . Some European birds choose to winter here. The migrating birds are fed by the wildlife authorities thus preventing damage to farmers and fish breeders . A small section of the valley was flooded in an attempt to revive a nearly extinct ecosystem with great success. The new site has become the second home for millions of migrating birds in the autumn and spring. The lake is interspersed with islands that serve as protected bird nesting sites. It has become a major stopover for migrating birds flying from Europe to Africa and back, and also a major birdwatching site. In 2011, Israeli ornithologists confirmed that Lake Hula is the stopover point for tens of thousands of cranes migrating from Finland to Ethiopia every winter. In Israel, farmers set out food for them to keep them from damaging crops near the lake.
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Location: Hula Nature Reserve , Upper Galilee Israel
Photo credit: © moris kushelevitch / Alamy / Afripics
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