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The Greenpeace has disseminated a statement, which says that Russian officials are sizing the specially protected areas located near Sochi. The Central Asian Leopard, which is red-listed and international programs aim to support its conservation, is endangered.
“Recently Russian officials were going to include the basin of Mzimta River into UNESCO World Heritage Site list, which is a status any country can pride themselves. It was compensation of the damage caused to specially protected areas when preparing for Sochi Olympic Games in 2014. But now the Environmental Ministry has changed its mind and the Russian officials not only want to call back their application, but also allow any sort of construction on these land areas,” Greenpeace statement says.
Photo is taken from www.greenpeace.org site.
December 01, 2015 at 19:00