army for the protection of nature commanders take responsibility for their environment bringing the...
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Army for the Protection of NatureCommanders Take Responsibility for their Environment
Bringing the Swifts back to the IDF Headquarters and SaronaMonday, June 1st 2015
Photos: Adi Bashan, Yossi Leshem, Amnonn Hahn and Hadar Ben Simon (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Lieut. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot – the Chief of General Staff whose vision has taken flight, releasing a swift back to the wild
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Ilan Harari, IDF Comptroller, and Brig. Gen. (Res.) Baruch Spiegel arrive at the ceremony
The Chief of General Staff and Head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate, Maj. Gen. Kobi Barak, arrive at the ceremony
Maj. Gen. Kobi Barak, Head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate, who leads the Army for the Protection of Nature Project, greets the guests. His speech
highlighted his knowledge about swifts!!
Amnonn Hahn, Head of the Friends of the Swift Association, who leads the swifts project in the framework of the Hoopoe Foundation to the left of the Chief of General Staff.
Next to him, Yael Dayan, a known swifts lover, and to her left Brig. Gen. Chemi Sokal, Chief of Staff of the Technological and Logistics Directorate
From right to left: Lieut. Col. Eyal Ezra, Director of the Environmental Protection Administration in the Technological and Logistics Directorate, Maj. Gen. Kobi Barak, Director
of the Technological and Logistics Directorate, Maj. Gen. Nimrod Shefer, Director of the Planning Directorate and the Deputy Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Golan
The initiators of the Army for the Protection of Nature, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Asaf Agmon, Prof. Yossi Leshem and Brig. Gen. (Res.) Baruch Spiegel together with
Maj. Gen. (Res.) Noam Tibon who led the project in the IDF when it was launched
Maj. Gen. (Res.) Noam Tibon with Shaul Goldstein, Director-General of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (NPA)
The Society for the Protection of Nature (SPNI) Management (from right to left): Shay Teitelbaum, CFO, Yaakov Shaharabani, VP Education and Kosha Pakman, CEO, together
with Erez Shleifer, the senior representative from the Israel Electric Corporation
Haim (Jumes) Oron (SPNI Chairman) and his wife with Maj. Gen. Nimrod Shefer, Director of the Planning Directorate
Yaron Dekel, Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) Commander, and his Deputy were one of the winners in the judging competition to take part in the project this year
Viewing an exhibition of the 16 Army for the Protection of Nature projects – on the left: Commander of Shivta, Col. Yuval Ben-Dov and on his right Maj. Gen. Guy Zur,
Commander of GOC Army Headquarters
Brig. Gen. Moti Almoz, IDF Spokesperson, with Raya Shurki, the NPA representative in the project management
11 representatives of the General Staff at the event (at the back, next to Yael Dayan, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, GOC Northern Command)
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Asaf Agmon greeting the guests; to his right Maj. Tifara Tiri, the IDF Headquarters Logistics Officer
Getting ready to release the young swifts that fell from their nests and were raised in the Israeli Wildlife Hospital at the Ramat-Gan Safari,
jointly run by the Safari and the NPA
Maj. Gen. Hagai Topolanski, Director of the Manpower Directorate, a combat pilot, is amazed by the flight of the swifts. Yuval Dax, a birdwatcher and wildlife
photographer from the SPNI’s Israel Ornithological Center (IOC) is just thrilled!
Lieut. Col. Adi Turgeman, Commander of Nemera Army Base and Chief Warrant Officer Carmi Rosho, Deputy Commander of Nemera, very satisfied by the event
Guy Saly, who organized and led the event skillfully and firmly, talking to the Commander of the Research Division at Shivta Army Basis, Col. Yuval Ben Dov
From right to left: Shmulik Landau from the Israeli Wildlife Hospital at the Safari, with Tali Tenenbaum, the NPA Spokesperson and Sagit Horowitz, the Safari
Spokesperson – showing their satisfaction at the event
Brochure presenting the Army for the Protection of Nature project to bring back the swifts to the IDF Headquarters and Sarona