Researchers found that as many as 80% of island snail species have gone extinct.

PHOENIX — A pair of land snail species found in Arizona are finding themselves left off the Endangered Species Act’s latest listing. The Pinaleño talussnail and San Xavier talussnail, both endemic to ...

A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...

Land snail extinctions are accelerating across islands, exposing a devastating collapse of some of the world’s most fragile ...

David Sischo is working to save some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli — Hawaii’s native tree snails. The snails play a crucial role in the ecosystem, having evolved over millions ...

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 ...

An international team of malacologists discovered a new snail species, Anauchen picasso, in Southeast Asia that exhibits a highly complex and rectangularly angled shell shape, resembling a ...

Since 1990, the St. Louis Zoo has played an instrumental role in bringing Tahitian snails back from the brink of extinction. Few species that have gone completely extinct have been successfully ...

In hydrothermal vent fields, a small snail evolved an iron-reinforced shell. Here’s how it challenges assumptions about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The snail, possibly the big-eared radix, is native to Europe and Asia. (P.E.I. Invasive Species Council - image credit) A survey ...