The sound of paws scurrying along the forest floor echoes through Croatia's northwestern woods, where the hunt for truffles is being threatened by climate change and deforestation – stirring fears that the country's gastronomic goldmine may be at risk.
The delicate microclimate in the picturesque Istria peninsula's forests has long been famed for producing some of the finest white truffles, which this year fetched up to €2,500 (RM11,920) per kilo.
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