The air temperature in the southern and western regions has risen to almost ten degrees with a plus sign. In the middle of February, in some places directly through the snow, the first flowers of 2018 break through - snowdrops.

In particular, the first flowers appeared near Odessa. Photos of snowdrops have already been published by local residents.

With warming and the Transcarpathian blossom first flowers. Most of them, for example, a snowdrop common, white whortleberry, saffron Geyfelya, are protected by Ukrainian legislation.

In this connection, the press service of the Transcarpathian Regional Forestry and Hunting Administration recalls that the collection and sale of primroses protected by the Red Book threatens a substantial fine.

The first flowers are very fragile and very often destroyed with the root part, which leads to physical destruction of populations. Therefore, to preserve these flowers introduced in the Red Book and provided for the responsibility for their damage, destruction, sale.

They can be admired, but they can not be ripped off. Trade in primroses is a violation of the Laws of Ukraine "On the Red Book of Ukraine", "On the vegetable world", "On the protection of the environment of Ukraine", says Bogdan Shoynogo, director of the Beregovo forestry, that the fine reaches the amount from 1700 hryvnia to 3655 mane with confiscation of flora objects.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, at Christmas in Odessa blossom sakura. Local residents noticed how pink flowers of Japanese cherry blossom. In this case, usually sakura is dissolved in April.