In South Africa's Western Cape, a common feature of clearing efforts is the "stack burning" method. This is where invasive plants such as port jackson are chopped down, stacked on top of each ...

South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas - are sought after by an increasingly ...

According to Mr Van Wyk and other conservationists, plant poaching has been booming since the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. With international traders unable to travel to South Africa during that ...

In total 23,000 plants known as conophytum were found in that consignment in April 2022, investigators with the Endangered Species Unit of the South African Police Service told the BBC.

NIEUWOUDTVILLE, South Africa — It is the devil’s breath, this wind, ... At one site, an estimated 200 clivia plants were recently found dug up and abandoned in the veld.

Over 1 million of South Africa’s rare succulents have been illegally harvested since 2019. ... Over 6,000 plant species are found in this region, including 1,600 succulent plants.