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burned areas to be afforested in Turkey’s Çanakkale

In 2022, a total of 512 fires occurred in Çanakkale, Turkey, including 106 forest fires and 406 open field burnings. In these fires, 580 hectares of land were destroyed. The teams of the Regional Directorate of Forestry carry out afforestation work on a burning area of ​​580 hectares and plant 1 million saplings.

Çanakkale Regional Director of Forestry Enver Demirci said, “We continue to work on bringing these burned areas back to the forest first. After doing technical studies, we are trying to establish natural forests with seed supplementation. Where we cannot restore natural forests, we are completing the afforestation with the planting method,” he said.

 

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Village in Türkiye Hosts 32 Stork Nests

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In Türkiye’s Bursa province, Karaoğlan Village in the Mustafakemalpaşa district now hosts the highest number of stork nests in the region, boasting 32 nests—eight times more than the famous Eskikaraağaç “Stork Village.”

Located on the shores of Lake Uluabat, one of Europe’s key wetlands, Karaoğlan has become a haven for storks. The village is home to around 400 households and over 200 storks, meaning there is one stork for every two homes.

Village Headman Ergün Kısa said Karaoğlan, already known as the “Water Buffalo Village” for its 1,800 buffalo, is now also a stork hotspot thanks to its proximity to water sources and rich farmlands. He added, “Eskikaraağaç has one Yaren stork, but we have many. Our village is the richest in terms of stork numbers.”

The storks, known for their farewell flights over the village before migration, have made Karaoğlan a natural wonder resembling a “stork city.”

 

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