Vulture Feeding Station at Gamla

A Managed Feeding Station

This camera overlooks a vulture feeding station built into the rugged basalt terrain of Gamla Nature Reserve. Food placed here is carefully vetted to be free of veterinary medicines, giving Griffon and Egyptian Vultures a safe, reliable food source away from the risk of toxins found elsewhere in the landscape.

Gamla Nature Reserve

Set in the Golan Heights, Gamla is renowned for its ancient ruins, dramatic waterfall, and thriving colony of raptors nesting on its sheer cliffs. The feeding station sits close to a rehabilitation and release site, forming part of a broader network supporting the region's vulture population.

Conservation in Action

The feed is operated by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority together with the University of Haifa's Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology, part of the "Open Wings" project working to protect vultures that travel from as far as the Carmel, the Negev, and even the Balkans.

What You Will See

Expect Griffon Vultures and Egyptian Vultures feeding at close range, often joined by hooded crows and other opportunistic raptors and egrets sharing the same ground.