Socotra's unique flora has been attracting botanists since the 19th century and, more recently, European pharmaceutical companies. Frank Gardner / BBC The rare, endemic Socotra Bunting, Emberiza ...

UNDER the auspices of the Royal Society of London and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Dr. Bayley Balfour proceeded to Socotra early in 1880, accompanied by Mr. A.

Socotra, the main island in an archipelago at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden, is famed for its flora and fauna. Southern Transitional Council separatists announced on Saturday they had deposed its ...