WASHINGTON (CN) — The. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will perform a status review to determine whether a rare snail called the Kings River pyrg should be listed as an endangered or threatened species ...

A rare snail species that had likely become extinct in the wild was recently reintroduced to the Hawaiian landscape. Known as Achatinella fuscobasis, the snail species had dwindled to only 11 ...

A multi-million-dollar road safety project has been held up for nearly a decade by a study into the protection of rare snails. Plans to dual the A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk were halted in 2015 ...

Over 1,300 critically endangered snails, once thought extinct, were released on Bugio Island as part of a species recovery plan. Rediscovered after 100 years, the snails were bred in European zoos ...

“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 ...

A rare snail species that had likely become extinct in the wild was recently reintroduced ... which have been the main drivers of the rescued snails’ extinction. 'Extinct' Tropical Snails Reintroduced ...