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SA plants being booted into extinction at a staggering rate

23 August 2019 - 09:00 By Tanya Farber
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In 2012 an extremely rare species of vygie, Jordaaniella anemoniflora, was declared extinct
In 2012 an extremely rare species of vygie, Jordaaniella anemoniflora, was declared extinct
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We created farms, built cities and brought in trees from other regions – all at the expense of plant species which will never be seen again on Earth.

This is the harsh reality of what we’ve done to biodiversity in SA, and the harrowing details have just been published

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