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Record-breaking cormorant count in Israel marks conservation success
Widespread hunting in the 1950s, particularly in the Hula Valley, brought the great cormorant population in Israel to the brink of extinction. However, the annual census conducted in January 2025 reported 23,468 overwintering cormorants – marking the …