Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve
- Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve
The Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve is a 3,000 acre breeding and reacclimation center administered by the Israel Nature Reserves & National Parks Authority, situated in the Southern Arabah near Yotvata.
The Yotvata Hai-Bar is the desert counterpart of the Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve which operates in the country's Northern Mediterranean forest.
Endangered and extinct animals mentioned in the Bible are bred here for possible reintroduction to the Negev desert.
Some of the species bred here are:
*Somali Wild Ass
*Arabian Oryx
*Scimitar Oryx
*Ostrich (S. c. camelus )
*Onager
*Caracal (Caracal caracal schmitzi)
*Sand Cat (Felis margarita harrisoni)
*Arabian Leopard
*Arabian Wolf
*Dorcas Gazelle
*Griffon Vulture
*Nubian Ibex
External links
* [http://www.parks.org.il/ParksENG/company_card.php3?NewNameMade=48&from=116&CNumber=422155 Yotvata Hai-Bar]
* [http://redseadesert.com/html/060haibar.html Red Sea Desert Tours]
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