Did you know that ? The law, enacted earlier this week, is meant to protect the Venus Flytrap, a rare carnivorous plant that only grows in the wild in swamps near Wilmington.
It's estimated that there are only 35,000 plants remaining in the wild. The plant's numbers have dwindled in part because of
One of 瓜神app's staff members, , explored the Venus Flytrap poaching problem for his independent podcast . He reports that for the last few years tens of thousands of Venus Flytraps have simply gone missing every year.
"What鈥檚 cropped up in rural North Carolina is essentially a Venus Flytrap crime ring 鈥� with lackies, middle men, and a mysterious end buyer who鈥檚 perpetuating the market." Listen:
A new law has now been enacted to try and curb Venus Flytrap poaching. Offenders can receive two years in jail, and can be fined per plant.
