The number of trapping hides at the protected Majjistral Nature and History Park is on the increase and harming the ecologically sensitive area.

The park’s management condemned the illegal taking of public land.

“A number of these sites are on ecologically sensitive areas and are causing irreparable harm and long-term damage. Land-clearing can have negative impacts on species present in the area, disrupting the natural regeneration of the site and important plant species that inhabit the park,” the management said in a statement.

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