Originally Posted by Black Shuck
Cork trees, and the animals living in them are endagnered by *under* harvesting, the groves are either turned into field or left to grow wild.
seems like you might be confusing the
cork oak (quercus suber), where wine corks come from with the
cork tree (phellodendron), which is an invasive species.
i've always assumed that cork brake pads are made of the former, but i could certainly be wrong.