A jackal bares its teeth at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 9, 2020.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty
Jerusalem photographer Oded Balilty produced a unique photo package on a rare situation caused by the pandemic lockdown in Israel: Packs of jackals are roaming a main park in Tel Aviv in search for food. The coronavirus lockdown has dramatically changed Tel Aviv’s normally bustling Hayarkon Park to an eerily quiet place, clearing the way for the jackals to take over the urban oasis. https://bit.ly/2VsSim7
People jog past a jackal, foreground, at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 10, 2020.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty
Jackals eat dog food that was left for them by an Israeli woman at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 10, 2020. The director of the city’s veterinary department says they are desperately looking for food, but said it is important that people don’t feed the jackals.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty
Jackals roam in the dark at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, April 9, 2020.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty
A pack of jackals eats dog food that was left for them by an Israeli woman at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 11, 2020. The director of the city’s veterinary department says they are desperately looking for food, but it is important that people don’t feed the jackals.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty
A pack of jackals eats dog food that was left for them by an Israeli woman, at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 11, 2020.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty
A jackal sits on the grass at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 10, 2020. Under the coronavirus lockdown, virtually the only sign of life in the park is the jackals.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty
Jackals fight at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 10, 2020.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty
A pack of jackals roams Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 10, 2020. Each spring the park comes alive with joggers, children playing on jungle gyms, and young families and 20-somethings picnicking and sunbathing. But under the coronavirus lockdown, virtually the only sign of life in the park is the jackals.
AP Photo / Oded Balilty