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Plant Heist

2021-03-20
9
en 18m
Documentary
California’s fight to protect valuable native succulents from an international poaching ring. When suspicious packages are found in a small town in northern California, Game Warden Pat Freeling, gets a tip about the peculiar activity. After further investigation he exposes a vast network of illegal plant poachers. These smugglers ravage the landscape as they rip thousands of the native succulent, Dudleya Farinosa, from their natural habitat. This small unassuming plant carries a hefty bounty on its head internationally, where a single succulent boasts a price tag in the thousands. With the help of volunteers, native plant biologists, and local government, they fight to stop this ecological destruction.

Cinematography

Gabriel de Cuba

Editor

Gabriel de Cuba

Producer

Chelsi de Cuba

Director

Gabriel de Cuba

Director

Chelsi de Cuba

smuggling (contraband) heist wildlife conservation poaching succulents

Status

Released

Budget

$2,000

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Sibling Rivalry Creative

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