Across the tropical Pacific, some of the planet’s most distinctive land snails are slipping out of existence, turning once ...
On islands from Hawaiʻi to the Atlantic, some of the planet’s most distinctive land snails are disappearing so quickly that ...
The tale of Hawaiian land snails began millions of years ago as the first plants and animals began to colonize the islands. Researchers don’t know exactly how snails arrived – perhaps stuck to the ...
The giant African snail was first found in southern Florida in the 1960s, and it took 10 years and $1 million to eradicate it. It was reintroduced in 2011, and eradication efforts were completed in ...
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With its beaches, sunshine and amusement parks, Florida can be a wonderful place. Lately, however, one giant and often misplaced organism after another has invaded the state. First, it was the snakes.
An invasive species of mollusk with no natural predators has forced the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDCAS) to issue a quarantine order for a community in Broward County, ...