But it’s the dragon’s blood tree that has long captured imaginations, its otherworldly form seeming to belong more to the pages of Dr. Seuss than to any terrestrial forest.

But it’s the dragon’s blood tree that has long captured imaginations, its otherworldly form seeming to belong more to the pages of Dr. Seuss than to any terrestrial forest.

But it’s the dragon’s blood tree that has long captured imaginations, its otherworldly form seeming to belong more to the pages of Dr Seuss than to any terrestrial forest.

But it's the dragon's blood tree that has long captured imaginations, its otherworldly form seeming to belong more to the pages of Dr. Seuss than to any terrestrial forest.

Climate Yemen Dragons Blood Trees (A dragon blood's tree sits above a canyon on the Yemeni island of Socotra on Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) ) ...

Guardian of a dying forest. Ecotourism guide Sami Mubarak stands beneath a struggling dragon’s blood tree, one of Socotra’s most iconic and endangered species.

Based in Senegal, climate reporter Annika Hammerschlag first heard about the dragon’s blood tree—a rare, umbrella-shaped species found only on the remote island of Socotra—in 2020. It took years to ...

A dragon blood's tree overlooks a natural infinity pool within Homhil Protected Area on the Yemeni island of Socotra on Sept. 21, 2024. Credit: AP/Annika Hammerschlag By The Associated Press ...

But it’s the dragon’s blood tree that has long captured imaginations, its otherworldly form seeming to belong more to the pages of Dr Seuss than to any terrestrial forest.