Marcel van den Broek Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 The International Carnivorous Plant Society and the International Union for Conservation of Nature Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group are stepping into Round 1 of the Uproar Conservation Challenge hosted by the Indianapolis Zoo And our opponent? Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing — Ornithoptera alexandrae Represented by the IUCN SSC Butterfly and Moth Specialist Group Everyone, We need your support. We are representing the Green Pitcher Plant — Sarracenia oreophila and we need to have this butterfly for lunch. Round 1 Details • Voting begins: 9:00 AM EDT (1:00 PM GMT) — March 16 • Voting ends: 11:59 PM EDT — March 19 • (3:59 AM GMT — March 20) The challenge is modeled after a U.S. basketball tournament bracket. • 64 threatened species compete head-to-head • Winners advance through five rounds • Only one species per matchup moves forward • The farther a species advances, the more conservation funding it earns Species eliminated in Rounds 1 or 2 receive $500, but we’re not here for $500…we want the $10,000!~ We’re here to win the whole thing. So carnivorous plant people… let’s show the world what happens when a pitcher plant enters the arena. 👉 Register and vote: https://www.indianapoliszoo.com/uproar-conservation.../ Let’s advance Sarracenia oreophila to Round 2. 🌱🔥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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