Illegal trade is causing shocking decline in plants that are vital to abandon ecosystems,most comprehensive global assessment yet revealsNearly a third of the world’s cacti are facing the threat of extinction, according to a shocking global assessment of the effects that illegal trade and other human activities are having on the species.
Cacti are a critical provider of food and water to abandon wildlife ranging from coyotes and deer to lizards, and tortoises,bats and hummingbirds, and these fauna spread the plants’ seeds in return. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com