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Monday, March 7, 2005

Turkish Daily News
March 7 2005

Environment and Forest Ministry acts on animal names considered a
threat to Turkey’s unitary state

ANKARA – Turkish Daily News

The Environment and Forest Ministry has announced that it has changed
animal names that contain the words “Kurdistan” and “Armenia,” which
they considered threatened Turkey’s unitary state. Meanwhile, a United
Nations Development Program official objected, noting that the change
needed to be cited in relevant literature to come into effect.

Some animals, whose Latin names included “separatist” words, have
become a source of concern.

The names of red fox, wild sheep and roe deer were officially changed
by the ministry on Friday.

>From now on, the Latin name of red fox will be Vulpes Vulpes, instead
of Vulpes Vulpes Kurdistanicum, wild sheep will be known as Ovis Orien
Anatolicus, instead of Ovis Armeniana and Roe deer will be called
Capreolus Caprelus Capreolus, instead of Capreolus Capreolus Armenius.

In a ministry statement, it was said that the changes were made,
because the names were selected intentionally to pose a threat to the
unitary state, and the foreign academics had acted very prejudicial.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress