Growing as an endemic species in the city, the Olympos biliary is targeted by the biocacheists. AU Faculty of Education Faculty Member and Antalya Orchids and Biological Diversity Protection Association (Antok) President Prof.Dr. Dr. Gokhan Deniz, the plant only in the Olympos Beydagları National Park, stating that the protection should be protected.
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Prof. Dr. Gokhan Deniz, Olympos saffron in the world only in the Beydagları Coast National Park is a very local species, he said. This endemic plant, which has a tuberous rhizome under the ground, said that it blooms in autumn and fruits in spring. Dr. Deniz, “This plant, is targeted by smugglers because of flashy flowers. Olympos biliary, by biocacheists are removed from the soil and sold to collectors abroad,” he said.
Prof. Dr. Deniz, endemic species should be preserved, stating that Olympos saffron is also an important target for biocacheists, he said. Stating that the collection of plants that can only grow in certain sensitive ecosystems in Türkiye is blocked by laws, Deniz said that studies have been carried out to prevent biocacheism.
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Prof. Dr. Deniz, “We as nature lovers, even if we want to grow these species in different environments, this is not possible because of ecological conditions. Olympos biliary can only exist in certain climate and topography conditions. But in biocperism, this plant species has become an important target,” he said.
Single tuber 20 pounds
Biocaçaklılar people, Olympos saffron to the flower collectors abroad, indicating that Prof .. Dr. Deniz, “one tuber in the past is sold for 20 pounds, ie 900 TL. Currently this smuggling has been stopped to a great extent, but the threat is still going on,” he said.
Stating that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Antalya Regional Directorate of Forestry and National Park officials are carrying out studies for the prevention of biomacheism. Dr. Deniz, “These species to be taken from nature to be subject to trade causes great damage to the ecosystem. In order to protect our genetic heritage, we all need to be conscious,” he said.
Olympos saffron to break the penalty of 557 thousand 212 TL reportedly.
