More than 1,300 critically endangered Desertas Island land snails, bred in zoos across Europe, were released on Bugio Island in a reintroduction effort to save the species from extinction. The snails were last seen over 100 years ago, but small populations were rediscovered on Deserta Grande Island.
A zoo in the United Kingdom is hoping a certain species of snails can save themselves as they are an endangered species . More than 1,300 tiny, critically endangered snails that were bred were let go on a remote Atlantic islandIt was believed that the Desertas Island land snails were extinct as they had not been spotted in over 100 years, Chester Zoo said.
The snails were then sent to zoos across Europe, where they were in conditions to help them thrive and breed.1,329 snails were raised in Chester Zoo and were returned Bugio Island as part of a reintroduction. The island was chosen because it's safe from threats to snails such as invasive goats, rats, and mice.Gerardo Garcia from Chester Zoo said that the reintroduction was "a major step in a species recovery plan.
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