Author: Sandra Lai, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme, University of Oxford

Every year in the highlands of Ethiopia, when the rain returns after a parched dry season, a dazzling sight unfolds. Vast fields of a plant known as the Ethiopian red hot poker revive from their crinkled, withered state, and bloom into fiery torch-like flowers. From June to November, these bright blossoms offer a precious resource: […]