In the 1950s, a predatory snail was introduced to Hawaii from Florida. The rosy wolf snail was released to control another invasive snail, but as so many invasive species stories go, it quickly ...

This tiny creature is one of the greatest dangers to Hawaii’s native snail population. Rosy wolf snails were introduced to Hawaii in the 1950s to control another invasive snail, but the plan ...

The tree snails maintain forest health by eating decaying plant tissue and fungi, but were decimated after humans introduced the predatory rosy wolf snails in the 1970s. They have since been ...

ZSL started breeding the snails in the 1980s after the invasive carnivorous rosy wolf snail began to threaten the Partula tohiveana snail's wild population. "The dedicated program saw ...

Partula tohiveana, or the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was native to French Polynesia before its wild population was decimated by the rosy wolf snail, a carnivorous and invasive species.

This tiny creature is one of the greatest dangers to Hawaii's native snail population. Rosy wolf snails were introduced to Hawaii in the 1950s to control another invasive snail, but the plan ...