Crane Visits Increase 30%

February 5, 2008

It is not by chance that in many traditions, the crane is considered a symbol of family life and fertility. The crane is a monogamous bird and remains loyal to their mates even after their death. Both parents build the nest and take turns brooding on the eggs for a month, jointly caring for the nestlings after they hatch and maintaining familial ties with their offspring for at least a year.

Thanks to development and restoration work carried out by KKL–JNF, and friends worldwide, the Hula is now considered one of the primary locations in the globe for bird-watching. Because entrance to the site is regulated, its ecology is preserved: the number of visitors is limited, and visitors are directed to areas where they cannot endanger animal life.

Excerpts from an article on the KKL–JNF Web site

Photo Credit: israelimages.com/Duby Tal/Albatross