thehungrybog: 1,000 Venus Flytraps Survive PoachingPENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — An endangered sp
thehungrybog:1,000 Venus Flytraps Survive PoachingPENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — An endangered species found only in North Carolina survives being poached.One thousand Venus Flytraps are finally back at home after four months of rehab. In January, officers charged four men with felonies for stealing 1,500 of them from the Holly Shelter Game Land. With the help of Cape Fear Community College students and the City of Wilmington 1,000 of those rarities are going back to that environment.There are only 35,000 Venus Flytraps in the world, and they all live right here in North Carolina. It’s a rare plant that could put you in prison for more than two years, because in 2014 poaching a Venus Flytrap became a felony. Investigators say four men now face that possible reality after they stole 1,500 of them from the Holly Shelter Game Land in January.While these Venus Flytraps have a new fate, those four men are now waiting for theirs.(read more)They stole 1500 but only 1000 survived… glad to see some punishment in this case. -- source link
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