[PCA] NEWS: Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat

[Olivia Kwong]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gfBdMPpmU9cqQQ-_HSun2pofZTfQD93KEEA00

Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
By MIKE BAKER -- 23 hours ago

GREEN SWAMP PRESERVE, N.C. (AP) -- Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a 
pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus 
flytraps hidden underfoot.

Buried below wisps of wire grass, a few of the plants advertise their 
presence with a single white flower -- perched atop a long stem like a 
flag of surrender. Gadd finds a half-dozen this day, enough to warrant a 
spray of glue and inconspicuous powder used to identify the plants and 
track down poachers who pluck them.

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