Unauthorized harvesting of wild garlic brings 2.1 million lira in fines
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Turkish authorities fined three people a total of 2,097,735 lira for illegally uprooting wild garlic in Tunceli.
- Officials confiscated the plants and replanted them in the soil.
- Tunceliโs wild garlic grows only in the region and is protected because unregulated harvesting threatens its survival.
Three people in Tunceli were fined a total of 2,097,735 lira after authorities found them uprooting wild garlic without permission.
The General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks said its teams confiscated the plants and returned them to the soil. The directorate announced the penalties in a post on its social media account.
The wild garlic grows only in the Tunceli region. Authorities placed it under protection because uncontrolled collection harms biodiversity and puts the endemic plant at risk of extinction.
A total administrative fine of 2,097,735 lira was imposed on three people who harmed biodiversity. We are in the field to protect our natural wealth and pass it on to future generations.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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