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Venus Flytrap Faces Legal Battle | Wilmington News
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A conservation group is launching a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its refusal to protect the Venus flytrap under the Endangered Species Act. This rare carnivorous plant, found only in a narrow coastal strip of North and South Carolina, faces extinction due to habitat destruction, poaching, and disrupted fire cycles essential to its survival. Despite scientists urging action since 2016 and a previous court-ordered decision to act, the agency delayed and ultimately denied protections in 2023, citing flawed assumptions about habitat management and ignoring climate threats like rising sea levels. The Center for Biological Diversity is now taking legal action to force federal safeguards before it’s too late for this iconic species.
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