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2010-04-07| BiodiversityABRAHAMYAN – TOURISM FAN
Even the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA doesn’t reject that specially protected territories in Armenia are not factually protected. The Ministry explains this by objective reasons. -
2010-04-02| Biodiversity2011 PIECES OF FISH CONFISCATED
As a result, metal traps and storage batteries used for illegal fishing were confiscated, as well as fishing nets, spinning, and 2011 pieces of fish. -
2010-04-02| BiodiversityNATURE PROTECTION MINISTRY IS SHURE THAT FIGHTING POACHING IS “EFFECTIVE”
The cases of poaching at specially guarded territories decreased over the last 2-3 years in Armenia, representative of Armenian Nature Protection Ministry Aram Agayan said at press-conference. -
2010-04-02| BiodiversityPINE YOUNG PLANT TREES STOLEN IN GARNI
A large part of “Jrvezh” Forest Park (belonging to “Preserve and Park Complex” of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA) bordering with Jrvezh Village Community and summer houses has no fences around it. -
2010-03-25| BiodiversityHUNTERS DON’T COME TO ARMENIA?
The Ministry of Nature Protection denies that foreign hunters arrive in Armenia to hunt for animals included in the Red Book and that information on huntineurope.com is not consistent with reality.
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2010-03-23| BiodiversityRA NATURE PROTECTION MINISTRY DECIDED TO TELL FAIRY TALE ABOUT INCREASE IN SEVAN WHITEFISH RESERVES
The Ministry of Nature Protection of RA again feeds us with promises to take fish smuggling under control. Under Artashes Ziroyan, Head of Agency on Bioresources of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA, the State Environmental Inspection has confiscated 600 pieces of fish of different species since the year started. This figure is certainly poor, particularly taking into consideration that the boxes of whitefish were freely sold at capital markets in February. -
2010-03-17| BiodiversityPRIME MINISTER PAID OFFICIAL VISIT TO SHIRAK REGION
On 16 March RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Berdashen Community in Shirak Region where he learnt the process of setting up “Arpi Litch” National Park. -
2010-03-16| BiodiversityVULTURE FLYING ON ITS OWN
“POPULATION OF ALL OUR SCAVENGERS, INCLUDING BLACK VULTURES, STARTED DECLINING since late in 80’s and early in 90’s,” said Mamikon Ghasabyan, the Chairman of the Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds who has been studying black vultures for several decades. -
2010-03-16| BiodiversityMINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION PARTIALLY ANSWERED ECOLUR ENQUIRY
On 10 March the Head of State Environmental Inspection of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA A. Sahakyan partially answered Ecolur’s enquiry about tree cutting in Dilijan National Park. -
2010-03-04| BiodiversityGUNS LEFT IN KHOSROV FOREST
During his ordinary spot check the Director of “Khosrov Forest” Preserve detected a Kalashnikoff gun – 74 with 5,45 calibre and 29 bullets in the area adjacent to the forest. The gun has been handed over to RA Police.
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