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Site description (1999 baseline):
Site location and context
It is located in the western of Hebron, it is far about 6km from the way that connect between the city and the western villages. The area of part of the district area is about 4000 dunum. There is a cave in the northern side called Al Toor, the length of this cave is more than 150m.
The area is considered as one of the largest regions, which is planted wooded trees, in addition to Um Al-Rihan forests in Jenin destricts. As a result of the plenty of water and wooded trees, the wildlife increased in this valley. The springs of this region are: Al-Sukar, Al-Haska, and Al-Majnounha.
The White Stork birds, which pass the region in the spring, in March 1999 it was registered about 2500 birds, also the Lesser Kestrel, the Lesser Spotted Eagle, the Roller, the Rock Doves, the Finch, the Sand Partrige, the Hopooe, the White Wagtail, the European Bee Eater, and the Yellow-vented Bulblul.
Non-bird biodiversity: The animals of this region are: the Haeyna, the hystrix, the wolf, the common Badger, the Hare.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There are no regulation or orders for the tourism in the area during spring and summer time.
The grazing of the livestock beside the woodlands in the same region.
The irregular agriculture beside the natural region and these lands return to some individuals and companies that are not organized and this affects the wildlife specially the birds’ life.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Organizing of the wooded and official forests to give the chance of renewing the nature for some of plants and trees.
The organizing of the grazing in the side areas to conserve the natural life in the region.
Managing the tourism activities.
Encouraging the traditional and biological agriculture in order to conserve all the nature categories.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Al-Qof - Beit Kahel (Palestine). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-al-qof--beit-kahel-iba-palestine on 25/12/2024.
