White and yellow snowdrops, the heralds of spring, whose presence was noticed on Akdağ, the peak of Amasya, were taken under protection.
It is forbidden to pluck these flowers rising from the melting snow in the area of Alanoluğu at an altitude of 1,500 meters in the village of Visit. It was learned that the penalty for removing the tubers of snowdrops is 244 thousand 315 TL. Explaining that the presence of snowdrops in the region was detected 7 years ago, Visiting Mayor Mehmet Uyanık said, “We used to see it as a plant that comes out in the spring. In fact, our people used to call it 'magenta'. But it has been determined that there are snowdrops in the literature,” he said.
"There are those who want to take it abroad" Explaining that an area of 100 decares of snowdrops recorded in the region has been taken under protection with the application made to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Mehmet Uyanık said, “There are people who want to come from abroad and inside the country and take it away in bags, since it is an onion-like plant. This is completely forbidden. We are also close followers,” he said. Stating that the region, which did not receive enough snow this year, is very suitable for various sports activities and highland tourism due to its location only 13 kilometers from the city center, Mayor Uyanık invited nature lovers to the region.