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2 accused of poaching hundreds of ginseng roots from national park
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Hundreds of ginseng roots were recovered after being illegally harvested from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials announced Wednesday. Park rangers contacted two separate suspected poachers, one found with 167 roots and another with 521 roots, weighing 8 pounds, according to park service …
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Two individuals have been accused of illegally harvesting nearly 700 ginseng roots from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the park announced Wednesday. GSMNP said in a release that rangers had contacted two suspects who are accused of illegally harvesting ginseng ro…
Hundreds of ginseng roots were recovered after being illegally harvested from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials announced Wednesday. Park rangers contacted two separate suspected poachers, one found with 167 roots and another with 521 roots, weighing 8 pounds, according to park service …
