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Rare Creature Declared Extinct Returns to Wild as Critically Endangered Species After Massive Conservation Effort
The Partula tohiveana snail has been reclassified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List after being previously ...
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Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula ...
Feathers of ‘fire’ and species once thought extinct: See new animal discoveries
Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of ...
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'Strange' PA banner about vulnerable apple snails will be updated, was meant to raise awareness of pollution
"During our regular waterway cleanups by kayak, we come across plastic bottles and aluminium cans containing apple snail ...
Officials find invasive wood boring bug in Port Huron
The wood boring bug was found on wood pallets during an inspection of cargo from Romania. Officials found frass, or solid ...
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Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula tohiveana, or the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was native to French ...
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Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
Wild-born individuals of the species had not been found in more than 40 years, experts said. Photo by Justin Hu via Unsplash On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once ...