In the wilds of South Africa’s Northern Cape, poaching ‘green diamonds’ has become an almost irresistible temptation ...

The popular Conophytum, Lithops and Tylecodon are part of the group of rare and aesthetically unique succulents which are now ...

An area of 116,000km², the Succulent Karoo straddles the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa and southern Namibia. More than 6,000 plant species are found in this region ...

Part of the difficulty in protecting the plants is logistical. Much of the succulent karoo — “land of thirst” in Khoisan — is wild country, encompassing private farms and rugged terrain.

of the world’s estimated 10 000 succulent species occur in the Succulent Karoo Biome This content is restricted to subscribers only. Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every ...

The recent years-long drought may have tipped parts of the Northern Cape towards an irreversible dust bowl, following decades ...

Some conos are so hyperendemic that poachers can wipe out the entire population of one species in just a couple of visits.