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CHENGDU, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Three people had been detained for allegedly cutting down endangered Chinese yew trees, forestry police in southwest China's Sichuan Province said Monday.
On May 10, forestry bureau staff in Mali Tibetan Autonomous County discovered that some trees had been cut down.
An investigation found that three people had been cutting down Chinese yews since July 2017, and hiding the wood near a river. Police detained the suspects and seized 18 trees.
The species is listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list and experts believe they can grow for 100 to 250 years before reaching maturity.
The case is under further investigation.
