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Travelers who feed bears on Romania’s Transfăgărășan risk getting two fines

September 5, 2024

Agents of the Romanian Gendarmerie and Traffic Squad can issue two fines to travelers who stop to feed bears on the famous Transfăgărășan mountain road. The first fine will be for feeding the bear, and the second for stopping on the national road.

The change comes at the request of the National Environmental Protection Agency and aims to address the increasing number of incidents. According to Romanian law, feeding wild animals is punishable with a fine ranging from RON 500 (EUR 100)...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/two-fines-travelers-feed-bears-romanias-transfagarasan-2024
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