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plant poaching

How an algorithm is fighting the illegal sale of succulents blooming online

Our Burning Planet

How an algorithm is fighting the illegal sale of succulents blooming online

By Julia Evans

B(l)ooming ecological crime ravaging SA exposed after three Saudi Arabians caught stealing 1.6m seeds and flora

South Africa

B(l)ooming ecological crime ravaging SA exposed after three Saudi Arabians caught stealing 1.6m seeds and flora

By Caryn Dolley

A Gathering of people for a common purpose

DM168

A Gathering of people for a common purpose

By Heather Robertson

Northern Cape’s rare succulents are being stolen for the international illegal market

South Africa

Northern Cape’s rare succulents are being stolen for the international illegal market

By Liezl Human