The suspects were arrested last week on the Slaghoek gravel road with 16 Lanatus Cycads in their possession. • On the black market, the plants are normally sold at R185 per centimetre.
Plant theft is on the rise in Durban North, with thieves targeting valuable species like cycads and agapanthus.
Cycads are ancient gymnosperms (cone-bearing plants) which evolved long before the Gondwanan supercontinent separated. These tough, hardy plants saw the dinosaurs come and go, and their relatives ...
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For example, the older two sites (Northeastern China’s Daohugou and Dawangzhangzi plant assemblages) are dominated by cone-producing gymnosperms like cycads, ginkgos, conifers and several ...
Here is the description from last year’s sign: Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed vast coniferous forests with ancient trees, colossal cycads, ferns, and mosses. Over millennia of ...
Oribi Gorge is such a special treat for anyone wanting to escape and immerse oneself in nature. There is a lovely selection of trails to choose from, such as the Nkonka trail, which runs adjacent to ...
The analysis suggested that the modern pattern of insect herbivore diversity was established by the Middle Jurassic Period, 165 million years ago, and 60 million years prior to the rise of angiosperms ...
You walk into an antique store in New York City and see an intricately carved ivory tusk that the owner describes as “antique.” On a cruise to the Caribbean, you see shelves full of coral jewelry and ...