After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there – and is setting a precedent for dealing with ...

"I don't know of any other case where plants have been sent back to their country," says Goettsch. "I think it was definitely a success." The cacti are now in an Atacama Desert greenhouse managed by ...

Damages of €20,000 were paid to ABC for its legal costs and to further its conservation work in very desert the plants came ...

The case has created two exciting breakthroughs. Authorities make shocking discovery at the home of a notorious 'pirate king' ...

I have always been fascinated by the wonders of nature, and the Atacama Desert in South America is a place that truly captivates the imagination. Stretching across northern Chile, the Atacama ...