South Africa's succulents ... demand for rare plants, driven by the rise in online marketplaces and social media trends. Some species are now functionally extinct in the wild.

to both man and beast. Considerable advance has been made in South Africa in recent years in the study of poisonous and medicinal plants, but the literature is for the most part scattered and the ...

A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of ... global demand is also fuelling the poaching of these plants from the wild which are then smuggled and sold online ...

The illegal trade in ornamental plants and reptiles has soared recently, with many species removed from the wild in the Succulent Karoo region of South Africa’s Western Cape and Northern Cape ...

Many plants produce compounds that have medicinal effects on humans and other animals. Wild chimpanzees eat various different ... Interestingly, Alstonia boonei is also used as a medicinal plant in ...

Many plants produce compounds that have medicinal effects on humans and other animals. Wild chimpanzees eat a ... EF), the British Institute of Eastern Africa (to EF), Keble College at the ...