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Venus Flytrap’s Legal Battle for Survival | Wilmington News
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The Venus flytrap, once widespread in North and South Carolina, now faces extinction with 98% of its wild population lost—mostly due to habitat destruction from development. Conservationists are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service again, arguing the agency’s previous denial of Endangered Species Act protection was unlawful and ignored critical threats like sea level rise and loss of inland habitats. These carnivorous plants depend on open, fire-maintained wet savannas, but development has fragmented their remaining habitat, especially on private land with no legal safeguards. With time running out, advocates are pushing for urgent federal action to save this iconic species before it vanishes forever.
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