The first comment from Environmental Security on the incident of running over a lion on a public road in Saudi Arabia • Al-Marsad Newspaper

Al-Marsad newspaper – SPA: The spokesman for the Special Forces for Environmental Security, Major Raed Al-Maliki, stated that the forces had received a report regarding a fungal creature “a lion” that was injured on one of the roads in the city of Riyadh following a vehicle collided with it.

Al-Maliki added that the incident took place and the object was handed over to the National Center for the Development of Wildlife by virtue of its jurisdiction and the completion of the legal procedures in this regard.

Al-Maliki stressed that the Environmental Law and its implementing regulations criminalize tampering and trafficking in fungal organisms and their products and their derivatives, urging to report any cases that constitute an attack on the environment or wildlife on the number (911) in the regions of Makkah and Riyadh, and (999) and (996) in all regions. The kingdom.