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Illegal Succulent Trade

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That sucks: The illegal trade in South Africa’s succulent plants is a major threat to the survival of many species. Photo: Yurou Guan
BIODIVERSITY LOSS SOUTH AFRICA

Illegal succulent trade pushes SA’s rare plants towards extinction

About 16% (1 589 species) of the world’s estimated 10 000 succulent species occur in the Succulent Karoo Biome

  • Sheree Bega
9 min read
The men were sentenced for poaching 303 rate specied found in the Northern and Western Cape. Photo: WWF
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Illegal succulent trade is the Western Cape’s most prevalent wildlife crime

CapeNature says 650 species and more than 1.2 million harvested wild plants have been seized in the past four years

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read