Discovered on the slopes of Mount Herekol in Siirt and found in a limited area of only 300 square meters worldwide, the "Siirt sword grass" is facing the threat of extinction. The penalty for picking this critically protected plant is a hefty 699,245 Turkish Lira.
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.
Discovered on the slopes of Mount Herekol in Siirt and found in a limited area of only 300 square meters worldwide, the "Siirt sword grass" is facing the threat of extinction. The penalty for picking this critically protected plant is a hefty 699,245 Turkish Lira.