Thieves selling rare saguaros at high prices
Kreutz D. 1990. Thieves selling rare saguaros at high prices. Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. 03 Jan 1990. 1B-2B
Newspaper article describing thefts of cristate (crested) saguaros from both private and public land. Cristate saguaros are mature plants that begin to grow in a broad fan shape at the top. Arizona has a native plant law which requires a permit to remove saguaros. The rare plants are vulnerable to theft due to a lucrative resale market for the iconic cactus. Penalties can involve fines and/or jail time.
- Type
- Newspaper Article
- Authors
- Kreutz, Doug
- Date of Issue
- 1990-01-03
- Publisher
- John M Humenik
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- criminal penalties, cristate, native plant law, saguaro
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Point-Source Human Effects | Point-Source Human Effects , NPS.gov Subject Site: Biodiversity , NPS.gov Subject Site: Deserts , NPS.gov Subject Site: Iconic Trees