A clandestine group has spent thousands of hours searching the Sonoran Desert for massive rare cactuses endangered by the expansion of Arizona cities.
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The group has also been working on recruitment efforts in hopes to bring in some younger members, but they have yet to agree on a way to evaluate candidates. So far, the group has found about 3,300 crested saguaros, giving them whimsical names like “Once in a Lifetime,” “How about a Hug?” and “Magnifico.”
When Cardell was alive, he would log his findings on CDs or USB drives before handing them over to members with access to the database as an additional security measure. The group has denied requests from researchers to share their findings.
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