The Agamon Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Support Israel’s wounded wildlife
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The Agamon Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (AWRC), Israel’s only wildlife rehabilitation and rescue mission, is a safe haven for wounded animals in the Galilee. We provide critical rehabilitation services for injured animals, most of them migratory birds and birds of prey. Our mission is to nurse animals back to health for an eventual return to the wild.
We are strategically located in the Hula Valley, a major migration point for over 500 million birds each year. Turtles, wild boars, rabbits, swamp cats, and other animals are also lovingly cared for at AWRC.
Founded in 2019 as a joint venture between KKL-JNF and Tel Hai Academic College, we are dedicated to providing the best care possible to wounded animals, ensuring that they continue to survive and thrive in the natural world.
A year of war and environmental destruction
Since October 2023, Hezbollah fired explosive missiles, rockets, and drones into northern Israel, creating the largest environmental crisis in Israel’s history. Although a ceasefire recently came into effect, northern Israel’s nature has been devastated by more than a year of daily attacks.
Hezbollah’s attacks on Israeli nature
- Disrupted migratory routes for dozens of species of birds
- Sparked massive wildfires, burning at least 84,000 acres
- Wounded countless animals, including endangered species
- Destroyed local plant life and critical habitats
Our scientists estimate that it will take between five and seven years to rehabilitate the forests – but that doesn’t account for the long-term impact of animals made homeless, or being forced to deviate from their traditional migration patterns. The AWRC will continue to ensure that wildlife in northern Israel receive the care they need to thrive, although the road to healing our local ecosystems will be long.
+500 million annual migrating birds
+15 species of fish
+15 species of mammals and reptiles
+30 species of birds
1 botanical garden
1 ornithology research and ringing station
1 wildlife clinic & rehabilitation center
Fully accessible
500+ million annual migrating birds
15+ species of fish
15+ species of mammals and reptiles
30+ species of birds
1 botanical garden
1 ornithology research and ringing station
1 wildlife clinic & rehabilitation center
Fully accessible
How We Heal
- Our best-in-class facilities include an emergency clinic for wildlife in need of urgent, life-saving care, a nursery for abandoned and orphaned baby animals, and rehabilitation aviaries.
- Our rehabilitation enclosures are carefully designed to mimic the natural environment, easing the transition back into their natural habitats.
- We offer innovative treatment options, including acupuncture and physical therapy, with the goal of returning all our animals to the wild.
Biodiversity & Scientific Research
AWRC partners with leading scientific organizations and spearheads a number of critical conservation and animal research initiatives. As many of the birds we treat are migratory, AWRC’s work preserves biodiversity and wildlife not just in Israel, but throughout regions in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
Why Your Support Matters
Your support ensures that wounded wildlife in the Galilee benefit from the best possible care. With your help, we can rescue wounded animals, provide them with life-saving treatment, and return them to a long, healthy life in the wild.
Contributing to AWRC means protecting biodiversity in the Hula Valley and beyond
Save a wounded animal with KKL-JNF and the AWRC today
The KKL-JNF Hula Lake Park
Nestled in the heart of the Hula Valley in Northern Israel, KKL-JNF Hula Lake Park (Agamon Hula) is a breathtaking sanctuary where nature and conservation unite. This vibrant nature park is a testament to the beauty and resilience of the environment, as well as KKL-JNF’s dedication to its success and preservation, offering visitors an unparalleled opportunity to connect with Israel’s rich biodiversity.
Within 24 hours of completing a donation, every donor will receive a beautiful digital certificate.
As part of the donation process, you have the option to personalize the certificate with your own composed message.
The certificate can be easily downloaded and printed using your home printer.
*Please note that the final product is a digital file and does not come framed.
About KKL-JNF
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) has been developing the land of Israel and strengthening the bond between the Jewish people and its homeland since 1901. KKL-JNF continues to meet the State of Israel’s changing needs and, together with its friends worldwide, create a better Israel through projects in forestry, environment, combating desertification and climate change, community development, water management, ecotourism, agricultural R&D, education and more.
KKL-JNF is a public-benefit company devoted to the sustainable development of Israel. It was established in 1901 at the 5th World Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, for the purpose of acquiring land for Jewish settlement in Eretz Yisrael (at that time Ottoman Empire). Embarking on what was possibly the world’s first global Jewish “crowdfunding” campaign, KKL-JNF went on to purchase and develop 2.6 million dunams (260,000 ha.) for Hebrew agriculture and community development. These efforts essentially laid the foundations for what would become the State of Israel.
Today, KKL-JNF is a national institution, with over 120 years of experience in nation building under its belt. It has chapters all around the country, and hundreds of employees and volunteers from all sectors of Israeli society. KKL-JNF also acts under government mandate as Israel’s Forest Service. In this capacity, it manages some 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) of planted forests, woodlands, and open spaces.
We draw on our strong working relationships with local and national authorities, developed over decades, to spearhead and implement game changing initiatives in KKL-JNF’s three main spheres of activity, as embodied by the 3 colors on our logo: Blue for water management and technologies; Green for forestry, ecology, and climate change mitigation; and Brown for the cultivation of the land and the people living upon it.
Three spheres, one overarching goal: developing Israel to be the best that it can be.
KKL-JNF’s impact is evident in the vibrant patchwork of blues, greens, and browns making up the modern Israeli landscape: the reservoirs and rehabilitated streams; the field centers and recreation areas nestled amidst verdant forests; the delicate filagree of cycling and hiking trails, the gleaming R&D centers and innovation incubators, the brightly colored club houses for youth, and so much more.
True to its origins as a builder of bridges between Israel and the wider world, KKL-JNF operates in more than 55 countries and works in cooperation with various governmental and non-governmental bodies to further common environmental interests, especially in connection to climate change.
Giving Opportunities
Combating Wildfires
Stand with Israel's forest guardians
Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Supporting the Western Negev
KKL-JNF Hula Lake Park
Preserving Israel's most precious ecosystem
Plant a Tree in Israel
Deepening connections, growing for generations
Shaping Israel’s Tomorrow
Investing in Israel's Future Generations
Preserving and Protecting Israel’s Forests
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) is a public benefit corporation, number: 520020314. KKL-JNF was established in 1901 and since first purchasing land in Eretz Yisrael in the early part of the 20th century, it has continued to operate on behalf and for the benefit of the Jewish people and as the trustee of the Jewish people on its land in Israel
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