Spike in poaching threatens Mexican cacti
Tagged: Mexico
These moonscape lands used to guard secret treasures. Delicate balls of snowy thread, twisting cones topped with graceful pink flowers, spiky lemon-lime colored orbs until recently dotted the central Mexican desert.
But rare and endemic cacti are disappearing at an increasing rate. Cactus poaching is booming in Mexico, helping to make wildlife species trafficking the third-largest smuggling industry in Mexico behind drugs and guns.
The trade is fueled by private collectors and the burgeoning xeriscape movement in the U.S. South and Southwest.”*
*From: www.chron.com
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Eye Openers
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