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Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve

Israel

Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve (Hebrew: שמורת טבע חי בר בכרמל) is a 1,500-acre (610 ha) breeding and acclimation center administered by the Israel Nature Reserves and National Parks Authority, situated in the Carmel mountains in northwestern Israel, within the larger Mount Carmel National Park.

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Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve (Hebrew: שמורת טבע חי בר בכרמל) is a 1,500-acre (610 ha) breeding and acclimation center administered by the Israel Nature Reserves and National Parks Authority, situated in the Carmel mountains in northwestern Israel, within the larger Mount Carmel National Park. The Carmel Hai-Bar is the Mediterranean climate counterpart of the Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve which operates in the desert. The University of Haifa is located next to the entrance to the park.
Endangered and locally extinct animals (which formerly lived in Israel) are bred here for possible reintroduction to the Mediterranean forest of northern Israel.
Some of the species bred here are:

Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica)
Mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella gazella)
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus coxi)
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata)
Wild goat (Capra aegagrus)
Wild sheep (Ovis orientalis)
Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Persian fallow deer, griffon vultures, Egyptian vultures, and roe deer have been...

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Sources & credits

  1. Wikidata Auto Sync Wikidata
  2. Wikidata — Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve Wikidata
  3. Wikipedia — Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve Wikipedia