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These pea-sized snails had been thought of extinct for 100 years – now they’re being launched into the wild

By Editorial Board Published December 28, 2024 3 Min Read
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These pea-sized snails had been thought of extinct for 100 years – now they’re being launched into the wild

A species of tiny snail has been introduced again from the brink of extinction.

The Desertas Island land snails had been believed to have disappeared altogether for 100 years, however consultants have managed to breed them in captivity after discovering tiny populations on an remoted island referred to as Desertas Grande within the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal.

Now greater than 1,300 of the critically endangered snails are being launched into the wild on the close by island of Bugio.

The rescue effort started when a group of conservationists found two species of the snail surviving on the rocky cliffs of Desertas Grande.

Fewer than 200 particular person snails had been present in every inhabitants.

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The Desertas islands in Madeira. Pic: Chester Zoo

They had been believed to be the final of their type so the conservationists introduced them to zoos within the UK and France as a part of efforts to avoid wasting the species.

Sixty of the pea-sized snails had been flown to Chester Zoo, the place consultants started a novel breeding programme to spice up their numbers.

Each of the species had been efficiently bred in captivity for the primary time ever.

Conservationists prepare and mark the snails. Pic: Chester Zoo

Picture:
Conservationists put together and mark the snails. Pic: Chester Zoo

Dr Gerardo Garcia, Chester Zoo’s head of ectotherms, mentioned: “When the snails first arrived in Chester the very way forward for the species was in our palms.

“As a zoo conservation community, we knew nothing about them. They’d never been in human care before and we had to start from a blank piece of paper and try to figure out what makes them tick – how to care for them, how to create an environment in which they could flourish, and how to encourage them to breed.”

He mentioned the snails had been “on the edge of extinction” however now they’ve a “chance of making a comeback”.

The snails had initially been all however worn out resulting from invasive goats, rats and mice.

Specialists selected to relocate them to Bugio island as they’d be much less in danger from these threats.

Every of the snails has been individually marked with a tiny quantity of infra-red paint to allow them to be fastidiously monitored.

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