[MPWG] NEWS: National Parks Look To Lock Out Wild Ginseng Diggers

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://www.npr.org/2014/11/22/365732178/national-parks-look-to-lock-out-wild-ginseng-diggers

National Parks Look To Lock Out Wild Ginseng Diggers
by Greta Johnsen

Nov, 22 2014 -- (Weekend Edition Saturday) --

Digging for wild ginseng pays: It sells for thousands of dollars in
overseas markets. But it is illegal to take ginseng from national parks,
where authorities are working to thwart poachers.

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