A total of 1,329 of the snails’ offspring were released onto Bugio, another of the Desertas Islands. Unlike Deserta Grande, Bugio is free of goats and rodents, thanks to eradication interventions.

This particular species was once a common sight in Tahiti, but now the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it extinct in the wild as the snail is primarily found in captivity ...

Tropical air-breathing snails lined its shores and shelled creatures ... It’s also the site of a new prehistoric species discovery. A group of paleontologists and researchers from Argentina ...

“I’m so relieved that we have a second chance to save this unique snail,” said Will Harlan, a senior scientist at the Center. “We almost lost the little oblong rocksnail forever. We can prevent it ...