Forestry and Waterworks Ministry

A lion evacuated from the war-torn province of Syria's Aleppo to the Marmara province of Bursa gave birth in Jordan on Aug. 12.

The lion named "Deina," was pregnant when she was brought to Bursa. She gave birth after she was transferred to a zoo in Jordan.
Officials in Jordan's Al Ma'wa Protection Center of Wildlife and Nature gave the name "Hajar" to the little lion cub.

A group of animals from Aleppo Zoo in war-torn Syria, which was heavily damaged during the clashes in the city, have been sent to Turkey and taken under protection.

Two U.S. citizens, who spent some $20,000 for wild goat hunt in Turkey's Black Sea province of Artvin, returned back to their country empty-handed as they were unsuccessful in a 10-day hunt.

The Forestry and Waterworks Ministry plans to start an action plan to protect the mouse-tailed Dormouse, which is seen in parts of western Turkey but is on the list of endangered species.

Five months after a local court ordered a stay of execution regarding tenders to rent forested bays on one of Turkey?s most beautiful coasts for 29 years, a new tender has been opened to rent out the same areas for 10 years. 

The Forestry and Waterworks Ministry has issued a tender allowing the hunting of a maximum of 15 bears in northern Turkey in October, setting a price of 10,000 Turkish Liras (about $3,400) per bear.

A local court in Turkey?s Aegean region adopted the motion for a stay of execution regarding a tender to rent a forested bays located on one of the country?s most beautiful coasts, following previous orders regarding two other bays. 

A number of forested bays in one of Turkey?s most beautiful coastal idylls will be opened to tender by the Forestry and Waterworks Ministry, though many locals are opposed to the move and claim it will allow rapid ?concretization,? as is the case elsewhere in the country.

Trees are being felled in Istanbul's Beykoz district in order to make room for facilities as part of a giant forest park project conducted by the Forestry and Waterworks Ministry.