th long evironmental focus fragile planet announcer: this is al jazeera. announcer: this is al jazeera. from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes - from the air, hit from the air, tribal members join forces to fight the houthis. to the refugee camp in kenya, home to half a million - they are told to move. australia takes aim at parents that don't vaccinate their children - they are told they

won't get benefits and in brazil millions to take to the streets to tell a president and government racked by accusations of corruption that it's type to go. -- time to go to yemen. saudi arabia says there has been more than 1,000 air strikes cross the country, destroying houthi air and missile capabilities. on the ground it's far from over. saudi arabia reporting casualties saying three of its soldiers have been killed. the defense are blaming houthi rebels, and there's no indications that the fighting will end. take a look at the role tribesman are playing. to the deteriorating humanitarian situation. aid is arriving but there are

efforts hampering it going to the area it needs the most. . >> and water is dwindling, prices are skyrocketed. a family in the capital talk to us. >> reporter: this forms the backdrop of a quiet neighbourhood in yemen's capital. the mountainous home to a base and bat the houthis, and have been targeted by the saudi arabia-led coalition. those that live close by no longer feel safe. >> we didn't know the war would come. we leave it to god. the kids are petrified. my daughter things bombs will fall. we panic, we have nowhere to go. we don't know if they'll die. we live in a state of fear and don't leave the house. >> reporter: this woman lives

with five daughters, a son, daughter in law and grandchild. pointing to a room where the force of the bomb blew out the windows. >> as soon as the bombing happened we were so scared the girls and i ran to the corridor. we were afraid the ceiling would collapse. >> reporter: she shows us how shrapnel injured one child, they had difficulties guessing her to hospital. they are worried about how to feed the family. in the kitchen, the stove was old and dusty and containers meant for provisions were empty. >> reporter: we ran out of supplies. we don't have gas. we can't go tout and buy anything. there's nothing in the kitchen. there's no food.

schools have been closed since the shelling started. what can go out. it's no way to live. >> reporter: one of this woman's daughters is showing signs of trauma. the girl asks when she can return to school and when the bombings will end. the mother has no answers well the saudi-led coalition says strikes are not targeted at civilians, it says the houthis operate near where people live cighting to the rising death toll. >> translation: the use of schools and sport stadiums is evidence of abnormal behaviour of the groups and the actions that damage the daily lives of citizens and infrastructure. we heard about the attacks in sanaa. we'll look at yemen's south, where some of the fierce fighting happened. the houthi rebels are trying to take a big city.

that's where the president tried to set up a temporary administration after he fled the capital. there's fighting in ibb province local tribesman launched attacks against houthis there, and they have been advancing on a port an area where energy is shipped. they have been fizzing tough resistance in shabwa from tribes. >> more from mo ma'amed qubaty. let's -- mohammad cue -- queue batty. who are the tribes rising against the houthis. >> you have many tribes in the north and south. they can easily with the - they could flank the houthis from the southern side against the border with saudi arabia and you have

the tribes in the south, in shab weigh, waging a fierce resistance to houthi expansion. but the worst battles are for aden in the second capital city and there's a lot of suffering. the suffering of civilians is beyond imagination. >> we can talk about the tribal alliance or council, which has been announced involving the areas. who are they loyal to should we consider them part of the forces which are loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi or their own tribe. >> they'll be loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi loyal - the consideration of tribes all of them they would be standing behind the country. they are part of this southern

resistance. . >> what about a suggestion in ibb that some of the tribes are loyal to al qaeda. >> it's a mirkyieningy thing, they have al qaeda proper nourished by the former regime used by the president to cause some mixing in the country. but it has proven that this al qaeda. poem people expecting them to take over never materialized. it's a large thing, which is not there. al qaeda is a small group, but ali abdullah saleh would like to play that and all the time scare-mongering about al qaeda. the tribes are loyal to the president and they'll fight the houthis and the former

president's forces. they have been involved in the conflict. are they organised in a more coordinated manner? >> not yet mobilized. if there is any... >> what about the tribal alliance? >> yes, it was there. if we go back two years ago. the soldiers and the troops of the regime had trouble with the tribes. they had considerations because at one time they killed some of the tribes but this alliance has been there for a long time. it's not only from today, and they have - if they start to mobilize now, it's a bad omen for the houthis and the president and his troopsment. >> thank you for coming in. >> kenya's deputy president - much like the way the u.s. changed after the 9/11 attacks.

his country changed after the attacks. al-shabab fighters killed 147 people killed many at the north-eastern university and it has given the u.n. three months to close the camp which is home to half a million somalis they adduce al-shabab of the hiding in the camp. we are joined live from the refugee camp. how are people reacting to the prospect that they may be sent across the border? we'll try mohammed in a few minutes. instead, we can join latiesha a researcher at human rights watch in nairobi. good to have you with us. let's start with this. departing refugees. nasty deportations. is it possible that it's legal. >> i think the question is the

legality. why is the genian government looking at backtracking on its legal responsibilities responsibilities it had under the african union convention and under international. in order to backtrack on its responsibilities the kenyan government would need to go through a host of procedures, and it would need to prove that the situation on the ground has fundamentally changed. it is very important to highlight that the u.n. refugee agency in 2014 put out very clear guidelines highlighting how the context in somalia is not conducive to mass returns, that governments have a responsibility that would look at individual cases. our own research those that it

is not conducive. we document civilians targeted by attacks, by the group in al-shabab, including in areas that are under government control and document mass displacement of civilians because of fighting. but also as a result of fighting that happened on a daily basis in many parts of south central somali. it's important to raise questions and to underline the inability of the somali government to protect civilians in areas under its control. just over the last month we have documented a case of mass eviction of eternally displaced occupations from mogadishu. and the question is, and these were carried out by government

forces we are seeing government actively abusing some of its most vulnerable citizens. >> i am sure they talk about their people and securing their people. if as the kenyan president said on april the fourth, the planners and financiers. this brutality are deeply embedded in our communities. it's part of the problem within kenya. will it give kenya security. >> this is the fundamental question and once again why we have been calling on the kenyan government to carry out effective investigations into the attacks that have been happening. and we are not aware of kenyan courts holding refugees responsible for the serious

attacks that happened. so once again the question is why is the knee jerk reaction to target populations. it's very important that underline the first negative step we have seen by the kenyan authority. we've documented an increasingly strict context through the passing of kenyan's legal responsibilities including under a national obligation. we have seen occupations where somalians have been targeted making it difficult for them to live in this country. >> we'll have to leave it there. >> thank you for your supports on that. >> thank ultimate. >> back to mohammed adow live from the badaab refugee camp

have people there heard the news. how are they responding back across the border. >> yes, they had information coming in from nairobi and kenya's central government. and needs to be located. people are dismnted and continue to stay in for 25 years in the champs that grew from a population from 90,000. it's in doubt. a lot of them are disappointed. and they have not been taking part in the security. they are not assurance that if they are located, there's going to be - that there'll be peace in kenya. this is a solution.

above all else they are most concerned about the security. they are saying the same that took them away from the country is raging in the country. and there's no place they can go to. where they feel as secure as they are here. there's clan projection issue. it's vital here. if the aid agencies are calling for them. it will take them 30km across the border. it means people here from different parts of the country are going to places where they don't have clan protection. >> i'm glad you mentioned about how the aid agencies respond. what do they say, how will they deal with the ultimatum.

are they in talks with authorities or how are they implementing. >> it's almost impossible to shift half a million people to spread in a place, within three months. the logistics of it is so - i mean daunting. and some officials say that it's absolutely not the responsibility of the u.n.h.c.r. to locate the district. it's the kenyan government that hosted this rev any, and for the last 25 years, it's up to the kenyan government to stick with its counterpart and look into the logistics. it's not. it will be impossible to cross. >> all right. good stuff. thank you so much from the refugee camp.

still more to come here on the al jazeera newshour. could this be a turning point for the u.s. and cuba after 50 years of hostility. why china is limiting access to hong kong and some of its citizens. >> a 21-year-old civilian leads the way at the masters. there's a host of big names on his tail. that's later in sport. parents in australia that refuse to vaccinate their children may lose out on government benefits and be denied 12,000 in payments. andrew thomas has more from city. australia is calling this no

jab no pay. australia has a high level of vaccinations 97%, but there are pockets where the rates are lower, and diseases like whooping cost are making a comeback. conscientious objectors have risen to 40,000, parents saying they had a religious or a conshi ep somehows reason not -- conshi engs reason not to have their child vaccinated. they continue to get benefits. the australian government things it's too high. they want to bring it down. in future the only which to receive the benefits and not have the child vaccinated is if you have a strong religious or medical reason not to. being a conscientious object tore is not enough. >> china is expected to limit

access to hong kong. people from the city of shenzhen will be allowed to visit once a week. they have been act make unlimited trips. let's go live to hong kong. so what sort of resentment or problems has the influx of mainlanders caused in hong kong? >> over the years people are angry at the mainland visitors that visit the city. it helps with the economy, it's made people's lives in hong kong very inconvenience. the new ruling stems from a particular special economic zone which is just across the border from hong kong much the residents in 2009 were granted permission to enter hong kong as many times as they want. what they would do is come across the border buying a lot

of goods tax free and taking them back across the border. some of these people were accused of selling them across the border for cheaper, making money out of them. a lot of shops started catering putting out the local hong kong residents that couldn't find the goods they wanted pushing up represent in the area and making hong kong people feel marginalized in their homes and towns. >> sounds like there'll be economic impact on both sides of the border. how do people feel about that? >> that's right. on the chinese side of the border the impact would be the fact that many who came to hong kong were looking for goods that were regulated. that had food safety standards, baby milk formula. they were the things going across to china. on the hong kong side yes. retailers were going to suffer.

according to local media, citing government sources, numbers of tourists is expected to drop by 4.6 million, 10% of tourists that we saw in 2014. they would feel the pinch here. there is going to be economic impact. it's hard to say how that will pan out just yet. people in hong kong that we spoke to hoped that that meant that prices would go down and shops will cater for them more than they would for their compatriots in mainland china. >> interesting. thank you. now, the u.s. president obama says his meeting with cuba's leader could be a turning point for the two countries. they held formal talks at the summit of the americas in panama. lucia newman reports from panama

city. >> reporter: it was the summit of profound symbolisms, in panama, whose country connects two oceans, half a century two oceans, half a century old divide between communist cuba and the united states began to heal. >> we continue to make progress to establish diplomatic relations, and i call on congress to work to lift the embargo that's been in place for decades. >> immediately after cuba's president recalled u.s. attempts to overthrow his government, as he addressed all his hemispheric peers, for the first time since the 1959 cuban revolution. >> translation: forgive me, passion flows when i think about a resolution. i apologise to president obama who is not to blame for who is not to blame for events during presidents before him. how many were there - 10. in my opinion president obama is an honest man. >> reporter: another first, a

one hour meeting between castro and obama, both agreeing to disagree on conflicting views on human rights and democracy. >> reporter: of course, this summit is more than about cuba. >> this is an unprecedented attempt to reset relations between 33 latin american and caribbean nations and the united states. relations that for more than a century have been scarred by u.s. political and military interventions. one of the most recent in panama. that is why president obama's statement that the days are over when the united states could meddle in the hemisphere with impunity resonated strongly. but did not convince left wing peers. >> translation: the u.s. legal interventions continue, weeks ago the state department asked congress to finance free process, democracy and human rights in countries like venezuela, cuba

and nicaragua >> reporter: still the significance of what transpired can't be understated. and nicaragua cuba's return to the fold removed a thorn that hindered cooperation representing 40% of g.d.p. the differences between the united states and cuba have not disappeared. only perhaps the method used from now on to confront them brazil's approximately dilma rousseff is three months into her term in office. her approval dropped to 13%. protests across the country on sunday. we have this report from sao paulo. he believes it's a battle for truth and justice. it has become a familiar figure for anti-government protests. i never imagined i would be a symbol of protests. on sunday he joins millions of brazilians in the latest protest against dilma rousseff and her

government. >> translation: batman's gotham city is corrupt. brazil is a corrupt place. there's a similarity with batman man who rejects corruption and violence. this inspired me. >> reporter: it's six months before they won a second term it was a battle that split the country. >> the president's popularity fell as quickly as the economy. inflation, tax, goods. brazil is on the verge of recession. there'll be protests on the streets, dwarfed by the millions who come to places like this and tell the president it's time to go. demonstrations so people on the streets - there's growing anger at a multi-million corruption

scandal at thepetrogas. the president was the chairman at the time bribes were allegededly taken. there's no suggestion that the president was involved. this man runs his own company, and will join the protests saying enough is enough. >> translation: as a father i'm leading the movement. in order to so far a bright future to my kids. to offer a bright future. president roussel took some steps to address the issue. it may help in the long term. there'll be demonstrations in more than 400 cities or town the. this will not be a silent signal if you are in the eastern mediterranean, you may want to hold off on the car watch. a bit of wet weather is on the way.

>> yes, it's been unsettled. we have seen rain. there's a fair amount of rain. 106mm of rain coming down in 24 hours. we have a few showers in the forecast. you can see the crop of showery rain around syria, lebanon and jordan. brighter skies back in behind. pictures coming out of istanbul lovely sun shine coming through, and there's hazy sun shine in gaza. things will cheer up over the next couple of days. sures moving away. the chance of one or two showers through the next day or two. pretty wet. towards the sea. showers will fizzle out. things about improve over the next couple of days. a little bit of a change further south. there's an amount of dry weather, but you see the cloud.

it will make its way southwards and eastwards. textures at the moment is around 36 degrees. around 39 in the heat of the day. >> here is the change. a cool 31 celsius coming in. cooler still on tuesday with a top temperatures. stay with us here on al jazeera. still to come... >> i want the elections to be fair, and we want the ruler to be someone new. >> we are in sudan, where a rule is trying to be extended. also... >> hundreds of millions of years old. it used to be a dominant feature but humans are pushing it to extinction. i'm erica woods in cape town, and that coming up hundreds of runners allowed

on to the streets of pyongyang for the north korean marathon.

welcome back let's recap the headlines in al jazeera. the saudi defence minister says three army officers have been killed by mortar shells fired from yemen. and happened in the saudi border. the kenyan government gives the u.n. three months to close the badaab refugee camp. parents in australia who refuse to vaccinate their

children could lose out on benefits. the pop si dubbed no jab, no pay could cost up to 12,000 per child. iraqi troops say they are making progress in anbar province in an offensive against i.s.i.l. fighters are helping, anbar is a large province bordering syria and jordan the baghdad bureau chief for reuters left iraq after receiving death threats. ned parker and two colleagues wrote a report detailing human rights abuses and the article noted widespread looting after forces and shiite militia recaptured it from i.s.i.l. last month let's go to a retired lebanese army general joining us from beirut to talk about the

strategy going on in the fight. go to have you with us. let's talk about how important ramadi is. it's like other battlefields where i.s.i.l. is making a stand, isn't it. >> yes, it is not far. fallujah ramadi a city - fallujah fell under the control of i.s.i.s. also under the control of i.s.i.s. and let me tell you something, despite the great success in tikrit i think that the iraqi government has a long way and difficult time to defeat i.s.i.s. they haven't controlled on the two biggest province in the north, including in the capital. anbar, and to whom it may

concern. size is big, it's more than 100,000 square kilometres. 10 times the size of lebanon. the capital is ramadi. now we are talking about the problem is ramadi. that is the capital. it's surrounded. surrounded by i.s.i.s. i.s.i.s. succeeded to take over a very important position in control in ramadi. they had the helicopters off the command - military command. they had many administrative... >> clearly an important province. how important is it for the battle that the iraqi government is able to secure the weapons that it is seeking from the united states. will it make a change or impact on the battle?

>> no of course, the united states - i have - i don't think the weapons will arrive tomorrow. after tomorrow i think they went to washington to ask for military equipment, but the iraqi government needs urgent military equipment. we did discover that they gave the weapons, for example. those weapons are old-fashioned. we could not compare with i.s.i.s. weapons. now this is the problem. the problem consists of in the iraqi side. there is lack of comment and control and synchronization and coordination between all forces and also with the american coalition forces who did a great job, you know in tikrit.

they have - they need ammunition there's a lack of ammunition. it resulted two days ago because of the lack of ammunition. now they are preparing a large offensive. i don't think this large offensive coming from the south, the side of baghdad and from the east. to kick out i.s.i.s. from that region. we have to look at the map and see that i.s.i.s. is concentrated on the other side. but ramadi still... ..i.s.i.s. members are well equipped inducted and trained and are using two sides of tactics, and one side an army the army with tank and artillery, and armies without the air force.

on the other side they are using the tactic of warfare, bombing and killing and... >> right. clearly the iraqi army has a bit of a fight ahead of it. whenever the government said it's recaptured towns, is the central government, in fact being empowered or the shia militias which are fighting along side the government forces. >> the shia militias it's a popular mass and they did very important and decisive battle of tikrit but there are many questions about their behaviour after deliberation of tikrit. for this reason the other, you know. other militia, they did have some reserve about the participation of the shi'a

militia. but now i hear today that they are asking the government to let them the shi'a participate, but with more control on there. >> sorry, which - are you saying the sunni tribes - they asked for shia militias to participate. perhaps you can mention the names. everything we heard, they are coming everywhere from the territories. now i hear today that they said okay they do accept them. they welcome to participate. we had the bad experience on tikrit. the only way the offensive will not start before next week because they need more cord in my submission more you know

as we said sing ronisation. more for us to -- synchronization. >> thank you so much for your analysis there. >> yes. you're welcome the u.n. says work with the syrian government to ensure the safety of palestinian refugees around the camp - more pictures emerged where 18,000 are trapped. government forces fight with i.s.i.l. they have seized control of most of the camp. aid agencies say 2,000 families managed to leave. syrian army shelled an area killing and injury dozens. footage showed damaged and injured people treated at hospitals the u.n. is holding a crime conference delegates looking at ways to fight different kinds of organised crimes.

high on the agenda is a fast growing form of cyber crime. over 400 million people are affected every year and there's around 14 adult victims every second. the most common form is identity theft. more than 80% of cyber crime is thought to be carried out by organizations rather than individuals and thought to be a business worth 3 trillion a year. it's hard for authorities to track down those behind the crime. we are joined from the crime conference in doha. a lot of focus on cyber crime. how is the conference going? >> cyber crime is high on the agenda of the conference. we heard the secretary-general ban ki-moon, of the united nations, talking about criminal gangs and other groups helped by the advent of technology and

cyber crime is on the rise. what the conference is going to discuss are ways for this transnational aspect and nature of cyber crime to be forced under control, and there are delegates and experts and other people discussing every crime that can be brought under the criminal justice system and how to incorporate that to fight the threat against this crime, of a transnational nature. it includes not just cyber crime but human trafficking and drug trafficking and every other element that can control boarders used to perpetrate the crimes. >> what's at the end of the conference in terms of concrete measures. >> well there are a dozen conferences and sideline deliberations happening today,

and this will go on for the next few days. at the end of this we'll come up with a joint declaration that will be adopted by the united nations, adopted by them and the member states. they'll discuss it further. how can individual countries implement the criminal justice system how can it improve it to incorporate the aspect of the crimes brought under the countries. if there is environmental crime committed, all the way to where that - the aspect of that crime benefits a criminal or a country. these are deliberations that can bre brought on and delivered to individual countries to form a consolidated approach. >> thank you for your thoughts on that monday - voters in sudan head to the polls. president bashir is running for

another term. he's been in power since a military coup in 1989. we spoke to people in khartoum. >> reporter: it's a breezy afternoon along the blue nile and the last weekend before the sudanese head to the poll to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. politics does in the seem to be on anyone's mind. we spoke to 30 people. >> i want the elections to be fair and our ruler to be someone new. we are fed up with bashir. >> reporter: bashir seized power in 1989. a sitting president wanted by the international court - critics saying he squashed civil liberties. as we saw, he is a charismatic

man, backed by many especially women. they are said to be big supporters. >> we are here to proist -- to provide a better way of living and help the weak and the poor. >> reporter: there are 10 people running, but you wouldn't know it watching tv. >> i would like to see more options. >> reporter: many say the economy is the most pressing issue facing sudan. the official unemployment rate is 18%. and inflation is 37%. >> if the government is serious about dealing with the miserable reality, there are two things the government should do. >> reporter: when elections

begin on monday many sudanese expect five years of the same even as they long for change. >> you can find out more about sudan's election on the website. go to the front page for an interactive look about how the vote works, and the parties who are running. it's there for you on aljazeera.com. stay with us here all the sport is next. the latest from the chinese grand prix as world champion lewis hamilton eyes another victory. ctory.

now if you like fast driving, you'll like the next story, robin is here to tell us about the grand prix. lewis hamilton claims his second race of the formula 1 season. dominating the chinese grand prix. after starting from poll at the shanghai circuit he kept the rest of the field at arm's length to win for a record 14th

time. nico rosberg second and sebastien vettel third. the final round of the first major of the golf season the masters is set to be a classic. 21-year-old jordan spieth the leader of augusta. he's chased bay host of names, including phil mickel sop and tiger woods. >> reporter: dale three of the masters and for overnight leader jordan spieth there were none of the fireworks of the opening two days. a solid, rather than spectacular round of 70 ensuring he'll lead the masters going into the final round of 16-under par. the new record after 64 holes. >> reporter: it's about throwing those out of my mind not worrying or caring. setting a goal and being patient with the opportunities going my way. i feel comfortable. >> four shots further back is

englishman justin rhodes birdying five of the last six holes to card a 5-under 67, putting him 12 under, overall. phil mickelson is another in contention. the 3-time winner closing to within four of the lead. this birdie on 16th dropped back to finish on 11-under. five off the pace. >> i don't think it matters who is close to him. i think he's playing good gulf and will have a good round. >> if he were to come out on top it would be great to have him in the champion's dinner. he would be a great champion. he's a classy guy rory mcilroy's eagle on the second could have been the start of the charge. the drop shot proved costly. the world number one on 5-under after a third round 68. >> i will need something around

61, 62 to have a real chance. i'm not sure that that will happen. we'll see. >> tiger woods carded a 68, woots and rory mcilroy 10 behind jordan spieth. both know it's far from over jordan spieth a 4-shot leader hoping to avoid the list of final meltdowns. rory mcilroy, like jordan spieth. a 4-shot lead heading in. falling apart, a round of 80. finished an attack of 15th. in 1979 led by five strokes and led by three with three holes remaining. east lost in a play-off. the one that australian sports fans would rather forget is 1996 greg norm reason held a 4- -- norman healed a 4-shot

lead and then shot six under, the biggest collapse. barcelona threw away a 2-goal lead. lionel messi and neymar. barca hit back earning a 2-2 draw. the gap at the top of the la liga cut. pressure on barcelona. they faced fourth place valentia. or will face them next saturday. before then the first leg of the league. queen's park ranger's quest for survival will be tested against chelsea. it's the manchester darky, a point separating them. >> reporter: the precision in the table is good because then you are certainly qualified for

the champion's league. and then we do it better than the goal was. in the season. that we set the goals. >> the relentless march to another bunnize leagua title to become free at the top. going on to win 3-0 italian football club in crisis palmer pulling off a surprising win in any league. seemingly unstoppable. palmer was declared bankrupt saturday was the final day of the n.h.l.'s season. penguins appear in the

play-offs, beating the buffalo sabres clinching the final spot in the eastern conference. the ottawa senators advance from the eastern conference seeing off the flyers. the victories mean the boston bruins miss out. one of play-offs is on wednesday. in the east the penguins with a campaign started at the metropolitan winners. the islanders lost to colombus. dashing their chance of home ice, falling to the capitals montreal winning atlantic and tampa ba. they start. western conference - anaheim ducks - they'll play the wildcard winners. calgary or in the most season for the first time since 2008 to 2009 - join minnesota, and it's the predators against the black

hawks. with a week away from the pla offs in the n.b.a. the golden state warriors show they are a force to be reckoned with. once again the western conference leaders beat the minnesota timberwolves 110 points to 101. spicing things up. 34 points, seven assists and four steels. the warriors losing two games at home. the champion on poll for motogp's stop in texas for the grand prix of the americas. getting there was not easy stalling. with three minutes left it's qualifying time. the 23rd poll and are looking to bounce back coming fifth in the race in qatar. >> i tried to stop the bike.

you never know. with a second bike that was not perfect, but it was 100%. >> rif thames in london the women's roes event between oxford took place on the same day and the same course as the men's race. the winner's contest held in 1927. after the men. oxford finished 19 seconds, winning the men's race for six times in eight years. >> hundreds of foreign journalists were allowed to compete in a marathon. locals packed the stadium to see the start of the race. it was an annual part of celebrations. the grandfather, runners were interested but travel countries lifted a ban due to ebola fears.

it was recognised by the international athletics federation. now, south african national parks stepped up security to stop endangered plants being stolen. it's hoped that surveillance will protect the sea plants. it's a sought-after item. it can fetch up to $10,000 on the black market in the days the dinosaurs roamed the earth here is what the landscape might have looked like. filled with plants. this has been around for 300] million years. several species disappeared and others are about to follow suit because of the actions of the last few decades. >> they survived several mass extinctions where 70 to 80% went extinction. they stuck around and yet

there's a chance they'll go extinct because of our activities and main by because of collecting and to this extent habitat two-thirds of all species are threatened making them a dangerous organism. they were disappearing because of an approach to wealthy collectors. some of them have been growing here for hundreds of years. the garden staff had to install sophisticated alarms and motion censors. in august thieves came in during the night and dough out a total of 23 cilticily endangered plants. in the wild there's 60 left. the top investigation team has been brought in. the operation was well planned and executed. they are slow to reproduce.

the theft has put back years of work to increase their numbers. >> we monitor them we measure them and see when they grow the seize and so on. it feels like one of your children is missing. >> reporter: while the threat to other endangered animals was publicised, it was forgotten. the government doesn't have resources to put a stop to the trade. >> the situation is bleak. unless something drastic is done. after millions of years of surviving, nothing, it seems, is as destructive as the actions of humans. well stay with us on al jazeera, we are almost at the end of the newshour. we have another full bulletin of news coming up in a couple of minutes, and there's aljazeera.com, the website keeping you up to date with the news around the clock.

hit from the air by a saudi-led coalition, and facing tough conditions on the ground. tribesmen in yemen join forces to fight the houthis. also ahead australia takes aim at parents that don't vaccinate their children. they are told they will not get benefits. >> i want the elections fair. we want the ruler to be new