Press Release: Cacti will have their day in court

Written By Jacob Phelps

Ancona, Italy, 18 April 2024 – Following the momentous seizure of over 1,000 rare and protected Chilean cacti from a greenhouse in Senigallia, Italy, the plants will finally have their day in court. Tomorrow, the Court of Ancona will hear the unusual case against two individuals who allegedly poached and smuggled some of the world’s most threatened cacti from Chile’s Atacama Desert. The plants were destined for sale to private ornamental collections around the world.

Read the full Press Release here.

Copiapoa cinerea subsp columna-alba in its natural habitat in Chile.

Credit: B. Goettsch

Jacob Phelps
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