31.03.2011                      25.Adar ll, 5771

Umweltschutz:

New book maps out location of protected flora

Just 16 percent of endangered flowersin Israel are protected by law.

Nature-lovers can now find out exactly where Israel's rarest and most unusual plants are located and what threats they face.

The second volume of "The Red Book – Plants in Danger of Extinction in Israel," published this week by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, provides for the first time a full and detailed list of Israel's 36 "red spots," marking the location of the highest concentrations of endangered species….