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Operation Targets Illegal Hunters in Balıkesir as Authorities Seize Deer Parts
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Operation Targets Illegal Hunters in Balıkesir as Authorities Seize Deer Parts

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Turkish wildlife officials and gendarmerie seized deer parts during an anti-poaching operation in Balıkesir.
  • Authorities found the parts at a suspect’s home and imposed administrative action under Law No. 4915 on Land Hunting.
  • Officials said inspections would continue to protect wildlife and maintain the natural balance.

Wildlife protection officials in Balıkesir seized parts of a deer allegedly linked to illegal hunting during a joint operation with gendarmerie forces.

The inspection followed a tip. Teams found the deer parts at a person’s home and imposed administrative measures under Turkey’s Law No. 4915 on Land Hunting.

The General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks said it would continue hunting protection and control operations. It linked the inspections to the protection of wildlife, the preservation of the natural balance and the goal of leaving a healthy natural environment for future generations.

We will not allow illegal hunting.

— Turkey’s General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National ParksThe authority used the statement to announce the seizure and administrative action in Balıkesir.
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