More than 1,5 million dwarf succulents have been poached from the Succulent Karoo over the past three years. World Wide Fund for Nature SA and the SA National Biodiversity Institute are working together to solve the probem.
According to the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in the past three years, the number of plants confiscated from poachers by the South African Police Service (SAPS) has increased annually by over 250%.