Take the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), for instance, a beetle native to Southeast Asia. It is thought to have been introduced to the archipelago in 2019 via the importation of date or ...

He has produced a photography book of his travels in Socotra Most people would struggle to place it on a map, but Socotra is one of the world’s last unspoiled island chains – an archipelago off the ...

Between Africa and Arabia lies an island of rare biological oddities—one that’s buffeted now by development, cyclones, and civil war. The Socotra dragon's blood tree, Dracaena cinnabari, can live a ...

Made up of enormous sand dunes, craggy mountains, beautiful beaches and unique wildlife, the Yemeni island of Socotra is often referred to as the “Galapagos of the Indian Ocean.” Long a coveted ...

In the northwest Indian Ocean, near the Gulf of Aden is the Socotra Archipelago, stretching across four islands and two rocky islets. Socotra is one of the most biodiversity rich and distinct islands ...