The Israel Nature and Parks Authority warns that jackals are increasingly losing their fear of humans, with aggressive encounters spreading from the Kinneret area to parks and beaches nationwide. A dedicated report by the news site One Day details the phenomenon and offers safety tips.
A report published Tuesday morning by the news site One Day (Ahad BaYom) highlights a growing trend of jackals approaching and in some cases attacking humans in Israeli parks and beaches, following a series of incidents over recent weeks. The piece cites a previous interview with Dr. Omri Gal, northern district ecologist for the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, in which he warned that jackals that do not fear humans pose a real danger. The trend is spreading beyond the Kinneret area where a widely reported attack on bathers occurred last weekend. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, Dr. Gal emphasized that any jackal approaching a human is a 'warning sign.' The new report compiles tips for the public, including not feeding jackals and avoiding approaching them. No specific new attack was cited in this morning's publication.
2 developments
- DevelopingNature ecologist says jackals no longer fear humans, warns of growing danger
- DevelopingKinneret union head demands urgent jackal culling after overnight attack
- DevelopingIsrael Hayom warns of growing wild boar threat across Israel
- StrongHealth Ministry warns 11 bitten by jackal suspected of rabies near Sea of Galilee
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