Talash environmental office says illegal cabin removed from Joukandan wetland edge

What happened: An illegal cabin and adjacent makeshift shelter were demolished at the edge of the Joukandan protected wetland. Attribution and details: The provincial Department of Environment office in Gilan reported the removal; Asghar Khodkar, head of the Talash County Department of Environment, said his office identified and cleared one instance of unlawful occupation on the wetland’s margin (source: Payam Ma). A separate local news report quoted the Talash Department head saying an illegal cabin and a thatched shelter were identified and destroyed on the edge of the Joukandan protected wetland (source: Young Journalists Club).