[NepNut]

I think if you ask a regular Joe or Jane what they know about Nepenthes... they will most probably scratching their head... but if you ask them if they know what is "monkey cup", they'll probably recognize what you're talking about... What I'm trying to say is most people don't really care about what will happen to the wild population of nepenthes except few that really adore them like us.

I always believe as an avid nep enthusiasts, it's my responsibility to help preserve the what's left of the wild populations of nepenthes be it educating general public or saving plants that face the imminent threat of habitat destruction or plants at sites that will most likely to be develop in the near future by collecting some cuttings and seeds. In either case, I do it with restraint on the quantity and method I used to collect will not jeopordized the survival of the mother plant. Be sensible because all you need is 1 or 2 cuttings from the same plant.

BTW, I have personally witness N. gracilis springing back after an area was clear and burnt to the ground. I think as long as no herbicide was involved, some nepenthes (depending on species) is very resilient.