Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of zoos has worked to bring them back.

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After going nearly extinct in the 1990s, these tropical snails have made a fabulous comeback—highlighting the value of carefully planned, long-term conservation projects. Reading time 2 minutes ...

If an enemy you were previously safe from turned up in your neighborhood, what would you do? That's a problem currently being faced by barnacles in northern Mexico, which are growing sideways to ...

While on a recent visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden, Ann Harness spotted a creature she’d never seen before. The tall brown bird with a long bill looked like a cross between a rail and a heron. It ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Anya Stajner, a 5th-year Ph. D. candidate at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is no stranger to sea creatures, but during a walk in late June along La Jolla Shores, she spotted ...

QUEENS, New York -- They're slow, slimy and a menace to society. Such are the giant African snails discovered during a baggage examination at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on ...

Beachgoers in San Diego may have spotted some glistening, purple shells reminiscent of small gemstones in the sand recently.

Customs officials agents found a load of giant African snails — known as one of the most damaging snail species in the world — in a man’s luggage at JFK Airport this week. Customs and Border ...