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Title:
Mining, succulent poaching and drought push species to the brink in the Richtersveld
Author(s):
Engel K
Publication Year:
2025
Abstract:
South Africa has submitted more than 50 species to the Red List of threatened species every year for the past three years from the Richtersveld region alone due to expanding diamond mining, ongoing drought, illegal succulent poaching and historic livestock overgrazing.
Series Title:
Daily Maverick
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, environmental crime, poaching, plant species
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