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Rare Creature Declared Extinct Returns to Wild as Critically Endangered Species After Massive Conservation Effort

A tiny, rare creature is no longer extinct. The Partula tohiveana snail has been reclassified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List after being previously declared extinct in the wild, ...
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Scientists have saved a massively important species from extinction: ‘They’re the Darwin’s finches of the snail world’

Partula snails were extinct in the wild, but in April, scientists released over 5,000 of them back into their native habitat in French Polynesia, Mongabay reports. The Partula snail is a tiny land ...
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A snail species went extinct, until a Missouri zoo helped bring it back to the wild

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 ...
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Akron Zoo reintroduces extinct snail species in Tahiti

AKRON, Ohio — Two experts from the Akron Zoo recently traveled to the South Pacific, helping to reintroduce an extinct species into the wild. According to a release, the Akron Zoo partnered on the ...
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Saint Louis Zoo helps reintroduce snail species once extinct in wild

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – A snail species once declared ...
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These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia

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 ...
Charlotte Observer

‘Tiny’ creature went extinct in wild decades ago. Now there’s a ‘momentous’ birth

It’s a “momentous milestone” for a tiny creature whose species was nearly wiped out decades ago. While releasing thousands of the rare snails back into the French Polynesian wild, conservationists ...
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Rare Partula Snails Bred At Edinburgh Zoo Set For Release In French Polynesia‌

Thousands of extremely rare particular snails bred at Edinburgh Zoo are to be released in French Polynesia – to restore the species’ wild population. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) ...
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Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia

Wild-born individuals of the species had not been found in more than 40 years, experts said. Photo by Justin Hu via Unsplash On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared ...
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Once thought lost, a rare snail returns

A rare species of Polynesian tree snail once declared Extinct in the Wild has officially been downlisted, thanks to a decades ...
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Researchers release more than 5,000 snails in the Pacific

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It wasn’t snakes on a plane to the Pacific islands of Tahiti and ...