PHOENIX — A pair of land snail species found in Arizona are finding themselves left off the Endangered Species Act’s latest listing. The Pinaleño talussnail and San Xavier talussnail, both endemic to ...

David Sischo is working to save some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli — Hawaii’s native tree snails. The snails play a crucial role in the ecosystem, having evolved over millions ...

The San Antonio River Authority is installing plastic barriers to try to stop invasive apple snails from laying their piles ...

The most striking, colorful snails in the world are in danger — precisely because of their beauty. Polymita tree snails (also known as Cuban painted snails) are highly prized in eastern Cuba. Beloved ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...

A new study describes nine new species of carnivorous land snails, all of which are so small they could fit together on a U.S. nickel. They present a rare opportunity to study a group that in many ...

Since 1990, the St. Louis Zoo has played an instrumental role in bringing Tahitian snails back from the brink of extinction. Few species that have gone completely extinct have been successfully ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The snail, possibly the big-eared radix, is native to Europe and Asia. (P.E.I. Invasive Species Council - image credit) A survey ...

From the hot pink apple snail eggs that cling to cypress trees to trampled sugarcane crops, signs of invasive species are ...

A tiny snail was recently named after painter Pablo Picasso. It’s one of many species named after celebrities or artists, but some researchers question whether species should be named after people at ...