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 ...
The tale of Hawaiian land snails began millions of years ago as the first plants and animals began to colonize the islands. Researchers don’t know exactly how snails arrived – perhaps stuck to the ...
What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear? They’re all U.S. state animals. And the snails hold another notable ...
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... Meet Hawaii's 'jewels of the forest' — some of the ...