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A snail found only near Morro Bay has rebounded from the brink of extinction

The Morro shoulderband snail has been upgraded to threatened from endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The snail is only found in an area around Los Osos and Morro Bay. Courtesy of the ...

Officials introduce voracious fish to fend off invasive species before it spreads to major lake: 'Ecologically important'

Their reputation as a small and low-maintenance pet belies the havoc they can wreak on an ecosystem, as they can swell to an average of 14 inches long in the wild by preying on native snails, insects, ...
The Gonzaga Bulletin

PFAS contamination raises concerns in Airway Heights ecosystem

A Gonzaga University research team has conducted a study evaluating the effects of PFAS, a forever chemical, in local ...
4029tv

Arkansas Game and Fish officials warning Arkansans to be on the lookout for invasive snails

THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT. MORE THAN 200 OTHERS WERE INJURED. THE ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF GIANT APPLE SNAILS, AN INVASIVE SOUTH ...
The Economist

Restocking an African lake may ameliorate a debilitating plague

LAKE VICTORIA looks an inviting place for a quick dip. Don’t. Its waters are replete with tiny parasitic worms, called ...
The Fresno Bee

Lake creatures — with hatched babies in their mouth — are new species. See them

Around the islands inside Lake Victoria, Tanzania, two new species of fish are on the hunt for snails. Omar via Unsplash In Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world, rocky outcrops ...
Charlotte Observer

Lake creatures — with hatched babies in their mouth — are new species. See them

In Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world, rocky outcrops provide a home for freshwater snails. It’s also where they are hunted. The lake covers land in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in ...