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Halfmens: Four succulent poachers jailed for seven years in Northern Cape

Endangered species: The Halfmens is a tree-like succulent plant species devoid of branches, which is the most iconic of the Richtersveld
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Four succulent poachers have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for trying to steal 14 endangered Halfmens (Pachypodium namaquanum) succulent plants within the |Ai|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape. 

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Sheree Bega
Sheree Bega is an environment reporter at the Mail & Guardian.

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