We have an image of a plant poached from our farm in Africa, displayed by a Dutch nurseryman who visited the area and wrote about it. He had the nerve to actually name the farm from which he poached the succulent in its description. I wrote to him about it. He promptly took the post down. I have it all archived. Lesley On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 11:55 AM Mike via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hello All, > > This is about succulents but that’s more a sample of what’s going on. In > San Diego you occasionally hear about a plant smuggling shipment > confiscated. > > Here though the native Dudleya are being wiped out by > Poaching/Smugglers...don’t see many when I hike in the foothills like I > used too. > > Thought Provoking at the least, > > > https://newscientist.com/article/… > > > > Mike > San Diego > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>