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Eight illegally uprooted centennial olive trees seized
By JT - Dec 14,2020 - Last updated at Dec 14,2020
Authorities have seized eight uprooted centennial olive trees, which were loaded on two trucks, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported (Petra photo)
AMMAN Authorities have seized eight uprooted centennial olive trees, which were loaded on two trucks, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The Royal Department for Environment Protection and Tourism’s personnel, in cooperation with Balqa Tourism Department and Balqa Agriculture Office, have stopped the vehicles that were transporting the centennial olive trees, which are among Jordan’s rare and endangered  trees.
The centennial olive trees are locally referred to as “Roman olive trees”, because some of them are over 1,500 years old. Roman olive trees are usually sold for hefty amounts of money to hotels, resorts or companies for landscaping purposes.  ....

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