The intention of Nahuel Huapi National Park This Monday a formal charge was made in court against the driver of a truck Destruction of natural heritage in the area of National Highway 237. The incident became public following the distribution of an audiovisual recording in which the subject damaged the stone surfaces of the Rio Negro area. The management of the protected area, thanks to the cooperation of a, identified the employee of a transport company Resident who captured the moment targeted attack on the ecosystem.
The truck driver had a verbal exchange with a witness who was trying to stop the damage to the rocks in the nature reserve. Faced with the neighbor’s warning that such actions were prohibited, the driver justified his behavior with a phrase that caused outrage in the local community. “There are drawings everywhere! Does it bother you?”He replied as he continued painting the walls of the park.
Nahuel Huapi National Park
The recording, taken on a mobile phone, shows the man with an aerosol canister in his right hand and how he used the previous existence of other encroachments in the area as an argument to justify his own violation. The defiant attitude This was recorded in the video that the witness submitted to the national park authorities.
The recording allowed us to observe the operator in full activity on the formations of the Valle Encantado, a highly sensitive sector of the landscape. The neighbor asked the driver directly about the reasons for his actions. The worker was evasive, took a confrontational stance, and even retaliated He threatened the person who exposed him with a large stone in hand.
The administration of Nahuel Huapi National Park described the event as a direct change to the natural and landscape heritage of the place. The authorities explained this Such interventions in nature are absolutely forbidden. by the regulations in force on Argentine territory. The affected sector belongs to the Neuquén jurisdiction of the reserve and is located in an area close to the Limay River, where preservation of the visual environment is a conservation priority.
Park rangers and brigade members traveled to the exact kilometer of National Highway 237 to conduct the visual inspection. At the scene of the incident, officials confirmed that the graffiti author had completed all the work before leaving. The topic left the empty aerosol container lying among the vegetationwhich further aggravated the situation due to the creation of hazardous waste in the protected area.
The park’s technical team conducted a damage survey to determine the appropriate cleaning method. The chemical composition of spray paints requires Special treatments to avoid further damage to the surface from old rocks. The experts pointed out that restoring the stones to their original state requires complex environmental remediation measures.
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