Orchids: blooming on the black market
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Billions of orchids are bought and sold around the world every year. Most of this trade is legal and made up of artificially grown flowers. However, thousands of orchids are illegally harvested from the wild - and it's causing big problems for some of the most coveted species. In this episode of Wild Crimes, we'll find out why no other plant has captured our imagination quite like orchids, and learn about how we can better protect them.
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