During the New Year period in Ukraine, almost 475 thousand. trees worth more than UAH 39 million. However, 1932 the trees were felled by poachers.

This was reported on the website of the State Forestry Agency.

The leading positions in the number of Christmas trees sold were headed by the Poltava Regional Department of Forestry and Hunting (68 300 thousand. conifers), in second place is Volynskoe (59 100 thousand. ), closes the top three - the forestry of the Sumy region. During the pre-New Year period, foresters increased security. The national police, together with employees of the state forestry protection, environmental inspection and the media, carried out 8591 raids on the markets for the sale of Christmas trees.

It is indicated that Christmas trees must be sold with special tags, thanks to which it is possible to trace the origin and legality of the trees. A total of 1932 Christmas trees felled by poachers were identified. The total amount of damage caused to the forest is estimated at 873 thousand. hryvnia. The police made 432 admin protocols in the amount of 180 thousand. hryvnia.

Forestry enterprises of the State Forestry Agency harvest Christmas trees from special plantations or during felling, formation and rehabilitation of forests. Such measures do not harm nature. Also, a number of leshozes grow trees in pots with a closed root system, because more and more often buyers want to buy a living tree in a pot.