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Dragon’s blood trees grow in one place on Earth. Climate change and goats threaten their survival

On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is a kind of dragon’s ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Rare dragon’s blood trees threatened by climate change

SOCOTRA, Yemen -- On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is ...
Detroit News

These trees exist in only one place on Earth. Now climate change and goats threaten their survival

Socotra, Yemen — On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is a ...
Newsday

These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future

SOCOTRA, Yemen — On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is a ...
AOL

Climate change and overtourism could wipe out millions of years of evolution on this island

Sitting off the Horn of Africa, the Yemeni island of Socotra was largely left to its own devices for centuries, its few guests arriving to trade for aromatic frankincense, the healing plant aloe and ...
IFLScience

Socotra: Legend Of Cain And Abel Lives On At This Troubled Island

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...