ToI editor David Horovitz discusses the Noam party Knesset member and other coalition details, as environmental reporter Sue Surkes looks at pension funds' investments and 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

Located in fertile Hula Valley, farming family utilizes traditional cross-breeding techniques to produce distinctive climate-friendly crops

Agriculture Ministry notes 'encouraging recovery' over past two days; cleanup efforts at Hula Lake Reserve expected to end next week ahead of migration season

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

PM consults with National Security Council on disease that's ravaging wild and domestic birds in north, delivering what minister calls 'worst blow to wildlife in Israel's history'

In first such model of region at time, study examines botanic remains in Hula Valley to build picture of fluctuations in climate, rain distribution that shaped agricultural society

Nature activists trying to get hunting for sport banned, but body in charge of issuing licenses claims it's powerless unless 1955 Animal Welfare Law amended

At new building, named for former Canadian PM Stephen Harper, visitors will be able to experience flying like a bird