London - The Prince of Wales has pitched in to save
Transylvania, the town famous as Bram Stroker's vampire,
Count Dracula's home.
According to The Telegraph, hundreds of villages in
the heart of Transylvania stand to be destroyed if the
Romanian government's plans of modernization are carried
out.
The government wants to make a motorway running through
the center of the unspoiled countryside, which is home
to some of the oldest European churches and forts that
are now protected by UNESCO.
The move, adds the report has environmentalists crying
foul as they have raised concerns about the threat to
the area's wildlife, especially its rare bears, wolves
and lynxes.
Now The Prince, who has visited Romania several times
in recent years and who funds a charity that restores
crumbling Saxon villages, has also taken up the cause.
"There will be a big fight, those who lost last time
don't want to lose again. The road will destroy a good
part of something unique," said William Blacker who runs
the Prince's charity to restore Saxon villages.
