This adult Partula tohiveana snail doesn't have a dot of UV-reflective paint on its shell, meaning it was born in the wild. Paul Pearce-Kelly In French Polynesia, tiny snails are making a big comeback ...

For centuries, there were millions of Partula snails in French Polynesia. Then, after an invasive predatory species was introduced to the islands, the Partula were eaten to extinction in the wild. But ...

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

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

If you want to forget your troubles and tune out the state of the world, look no further than an online snail-appreciation group like Pet Snails and Slugs, which has ten thousand members from all over ...

Native to South America, apple snails pose human health risks. Adults carry rat lungworm, which can infect humans if eaten raw or under cooked, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission says. N.C.

For the first time in nearly four decades, scientists have discovered tiny tree snails breeding in the wild in French Polynesia. The species is called Partula tohiveana, and they were previously ...

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 ...

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

It’s spreading at a lot faster than a snail’s pace. As if the US Southeast wasn’t inundated with enough invasive critters from Asia: A breeding population of Chinese “mystery snails” has surfaced in a ...