13.3.2. Threat

♤ Gardening trading for medicinal properties is one of the main causes for their decline.

♤ Habitat destruction is also rampant, the wetlands harbouring such plants being the main casualties during the expansion of urban and rural habitation.

♤ Pollution caused by effluents containing detergents, fertilizers, pesticides, sewage etc into the wetlands is yet another major cause for their decline (Since insectivorous plants do not tolerate high nutrient levels)

♤ Moreover, polluted water bodies are dominated by prolific water weeds which cause elimination of the delicate insectivorous plants.

Do you know?

Tiger, delineates its own territory by urinating on the trees and rocks along the boundary and lives within that. Trespass by another male usually ends up in conflict which turns into a bloody battle sometimes. The tigresses in a family may have overlapping territories within the male’s territory.

Even though tiger is a powerful predator with plenty of tactics, it is observed that only one in twenty attempts of hunting is really successful.