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'Poached' Cactus Plant Worth $1.2 Million Returns to Chile after Year-long Rescue Operation

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News18

Publication Date
2021-06-02

Valued at over $1.2 million on the black market, some of the rare cactus plants were returned to Chile from Italy this year after a year-long collaboration among Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group (CSSG), Association for Biodiversity and Conservation, with Italian and Chilean authorities to intercept several procedures to confiscate plants in illegal trade.

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