Florida Museum of Natural History: New Native Hawaiian Land Snail Species Discovered, First in 60 Years
July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020
GAINESVILLE, Florida, July 24 -- The Florida Museum of Natural History issued the following research news:
Scientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding a rare, hopeful note in a story rife with extinction.
Pacific island land snails are among the world's most imperiled wildlife, with more recorded extinctions since 1600 than any other group of animals. Hawaii's once-teeming land snail scene of more than 750 species has shrunk by . . .
Scientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding a rare, hopeful note in a story rife with extinction.
Pacific island land snails are among the world's most imperiled wildlife, with more recorded extinctions since 1600 than any other group of animals. Hawaii's once-teeming land snail scene of more than 750 species has shrunk by . . .