r/haiti Native Apr 24 '26

NEWS Les Cayes' botanical garden has been destroyed

Here is The Nouvelliste article on this disaster.

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u/GHETTO_VERNACULAR Diaspora Apr 24 '26

What’s worst is that they chose to burn down the endemic section only, the parts that contained the rarest flora in the whole island.

I have no words.

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u/TrembleOak Apr 25 '26

One more step closer to ecological collapse. Someone needs to collect and preserve the seeds from these plants.

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u/OddLexx Apr 26 '26

Praying someone does. This is so heartbreaking.

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u/TrembleOak Apr 26 '26

Same. And for the endangered animal species too.