An international cactus smuggling operation worth over $1 million has led to a landmark court ruling that could transform how we protect rare plants worldwide, The Guardian reported. In February 2020, ...

Armed with a search warrant, Italy’s police wildlife unit entered the house of a suspected cactus trafficker, finding over 1,000 rare cacti poached from Chile's Atacama Desert in a locked room. This ...

cactus has been mutilated in a wilderness area northeast of Phoenix. A permitted outfitter guide notified forest officials Thursday about the cactus, which had its renowned crested top cut off. Forest ...

The Colorado hookless cactus has far more specimens in the wild, and a better drought survival record, than previously thought It took two years from proposal to acceptance. But apparently the ...

Desert Botanical Garden serves as national rescue center for rare and endangered cacti Steve Blackwell, the Conservation Collections Manager, oversees the collection of rare and endangered plants, ...