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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · Turkey · date not stated

Mosquito-control fish threatens critically endangered species in Turkey's Acıgöl

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
What the record lacks: 3 none on record · 1 not measured See the gaps

A fish spread to control mosquitoes is reported to threaten a critically endangered species in Acıgöl, Turkey. The source does not name the fish or the species, and does not date the threat.

What?
A fish spread for mosquito control threatens a critically endangered species in Acıgöl. Uludağ University
Where?
Acıgöl, Turkey. Uludağ University
When?
The source is undated. Uludağ University
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
None on record
Harmed
  • Critically endangered species in Acıgöl (not named in the source) — threatened by the spread of the fish Uludağ University
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The fish was spread to control mosquitoes; the source reports the resulting threat to the species. Uludağ University
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

A university repository record reports that a fish spread for mosquito control threatens a critically endangered species in Acıgöl.

The record is undated and does not say which species is affected or how far the fish has spread.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record Which Acıgöl is meant, the fish's species and the extent of the spread are not stated in the sources reviewed.
    • None on record Who spread the fish, and when, is not stated.
    • None on record Other threats to the species are not described.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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