Some 90,000 cranes expected to pass through or winter at northern lake, joining flamingos, cormorants, pelicans, raptors and other bird species at popular tourist site

Remains of Nir Dekel yet to be retrieved from beneath wreckage, with police citing 'incredibly complex' efforts to do so

After last year's bird flu killed at least 8,000 gray cranes, the park is giving out less corn to control crowding; farmers now await compensation for expected damage to crops

Naftali Edri, a retired electric company worker, had been fishing on pier when winds pushed lifting equipment into sea; authorities still searching for crane operator

With lengthy to-do list, Israel Nature and Parks Authority's first female chief talks about new sites, continuing threats, and a plan to stop feeding cranes to avert bird flu

Up to 90,000 of these birds are expected to pass through Israel this season, of which 30,000 to 40,000 will stay until March

After disease spread to wild birds last year, the INPA says feeding programs that concentrated them were part of the problem, though unclear if new policy will also apply to cranes

Agriculture Ministry appeals to residents of northern moshav at epicenter of H5N1 outbreak to keep stray cats -- potential carriers of virus -- from wandering around poultry sheds

Authorities expect to have to clear 25 to 30 tons of crane carcasses after H5N1 virus spread from northern moshav, where farmers failed to report poultry deaths on time

Student Jonathan Deri, 24, hails 'miracle' after sustaining only minor injuries in crash on Tel Aviv's Ayalon Highway