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Island snails are vanishing as Pacific becomes ground zero for extinctions

Across the tropical Pacific, some of the planet’s most distinctive land snails are slipping out of existence, turning once ...
New Atlas

Study shows barnacles are "getting bent" to evade invasive snails

If an enemy you were previously safe from turned up in your neighborhood, what would you do? That's a problem currently being faced by barnacles in northern Mexico, which are growing sideways to ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Confirmed by environmental authorities—Oʻahu tree snails return to the forest after 30 years extinct in the wild

Back on December 10, 2024, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources let a group of endangered O‘ahu tree snails loose inside a fenced-off sanctuary ...
Gizmodo

These Glowing Snails Are a Huge Win for Conservation—and They’re Freaking Cool

After going nearly extinct in the 1990s, these tropical snails have made a fabulous comeback—highlighting the value of carefully planned, long-term conservation projects. Reading time 2 minutes ...
Yahoo

‘Never seen anything that color purple’: Rare sea snails appear in La Jolla Shores

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Anya Stajner, a 5th-year Ph. D. candidate at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is no stranger to sea creatures, but during a walk in late June along La Jolla Shores, she spotted ...
Chicago Tribune

‘Invasion’ of tropical birds known as limpkins reported in Illinois; invasive snails may be attractive food source, experts say

While on a recent visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden, Ann Harness spotted a creature she’d never seen before. The tall brown bird with a long bill looked like a cross between a rail and a heron. It ...
ABC7

Invasive giant African snails found in luggage at JFK Airport: Officials

QUEENS, New York -- They're slow, slimy and a menace to society. Such are the giant African snails discovered during a baggage examination at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on ...
New York Post

Invasive giant African snails seized at JFK Airport, CBP officials say

Customs officials agents found a load of giant African snails — known as one of the most damaging snail species in the world — in a man’s luggage at JFK Airport this week. Customs and Border ...
The Pantagraph

Tropical birds known as limpkins reported in Illinois; invasive snails may be food source, experts say

CHICAGO — While on a recent visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden, Ann Harness spotted a creature she’d never seen before. The tall brown bird with a long bill looked like a cross between a rail and a ...