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 ...

Increasingly severe cyclones, grazing by invasive goats, and persistent turmoil in Yemen have threatened the survival of the country's iconic dragon's blood tree.

Centuries-old umbrella-shaped dragon's blood trees line the rugged peaks of Yemen's Socotra -- a flagship symbol of the Indian Ocean archipelago's extraordinary biodiversity, but also a bleak ...

Dragon’s blood trees grow in one place on Earth. Climate change and goats threaten their survival Story by Annika Hammerschlag • 34m ...

But it’s the dragon’s blood tree that has long captured imaginations, its otherworldly form seeming to belong more to the pages of Dr. Seuss than to any terrestrial forest.

A dragon blood's tree overlooks a natural infinity pool within Homhil Protected Area. Without intervention, scientists like Van Damme warn these trees could disappear within a few centuries ...

The mural, unofficially called the "Yemen Mural," is on Jos. Campau Avenue on the side of the Yemeni restaurant Sheeba. It ...

These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future The dragon's blood tree is more than a botanical curiosity: It’s a pillar of Socotra’s ecosystem. The umbrella ...

Centuries-old umbrella-shaped dragon's blood trees line the rugged peaks of Yemen's Socotra -- a flagship symbol of the Indian Ocean archipelago's extraordinary biodiversity, but also a bleak ...