Rosy wolf snails were introduced to Hawaii in the 1950s to control another invasive snail, but the plan backfired. Rosy wolf snails are exceptionally good at eating native snails.

Rosy wolf snails were introduced to Hawaii in the 1950s to control another invasive snail, but the plan backfired. Rosy wolf snails are exceptionally good at eating native snails.

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

The tree snails maintain forest health by eating decaying plant tissue and fungi, but were decimated after humans introduced the predatory rosy wolf snails in the 1970s. They have since been ...

Partula snails were under imminent extinction threat in the 1980s and early 1990s, after the invasive predatory rosy wolf snail (Euglandina rosea) was introduced to rid the islands of a previously ...

Rosy wolf snails were introduced to Hawaii In the 1950s to control another invasive snail, but the plan backfired. Rosy wolf snails are exceptionally good at eating native snails.

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn't evacuating his family. He was evacuating snails. Sischo works with ...

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.