Workers carry heavy poached planks of illegally logged endangered Mulanje Cedar, Widdringtonia whytei, down Mount Mulanje, Malawi

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The Mulanje Cedar, Widdringtonia whytei, is the national tree of Malawi but is critically endangered due to its small habitat atop a single mountain, Mount Mulanje; the small remaining population is poached for its valuable fragrant wood used in construction and wood-working.

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Size: 3046px × 2031px
Location: Mount Mulanje, Southern District, Malawi
Photo credit: © Morgan Trimble / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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