The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

Live animals sell for a higher price—often two to three times more—than dead ones. “People think food is more nutritious if it’s live and fresh,” Li says.

And, with only about 600 animals left in the wild, Asia’s last lions need all the help they can get.

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