Adam Welz

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2025

Adam Welz is a South African writer, photographer, and nature conservationist based in Cape Town. He is the author of The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown and writes about climate, wildlife conservation and related issues for publications around the world. You can find him on Bluesky @adamwelz.bsky.social and Instagram @adamwelz & @adamwelz.wild

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A close-up of an unidentified species of Conophytum with yellow flowers. This is one of many tiny succulent plants that have been confiscated by South African law enforcement.

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Demand for Tiny Plants Is Driving a Poaching Crisis in South Africa

The Succulent Karoo is home to desert plant species found nowhere else on the planet—criminal networks have been digging them up by the millions.

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