Partula snails, also known as Polynesian tree snails, were once common across the islands of the southwest Pacific. Their shells were once used by locals as jewelry. That was until the giant African land snail invaded and began ravaging the countryside starting from the 1800s.
The predatory Rosy Wolf snail was introduced in the 1950s in hopes it would put a check on the African land snails. It instead went after the local partula species and wiped them out of the wild by the late 1970s.
Biologists at the time tried to save all the Partula snails they could find and kept them going in various zoos across the UK and The United States. Now that the Rosy Wolf snail populations have crashed, they are re-introducing the Partula snails back to Tahiti.
Of a known 65 species of Polynesian Patrula snails, 45 have gone extinct. More
A whole webpage dedicated to Partula tree snails is Here
What’s this pro-tree-hugger drivel on this website?
Extinction? Think of it as evolution in action.
I’ve had escargot. It’s delicious when done right.
I dated three of their species….none could cook…
“I know an old lady who swallowed a fly”
Are there any successful stories of introducing a species to stop another invasive species?
This is just proof positive that global warming that is caused by free enterprise is destroying the planet.
soooo, I guess you could say that immigration did not work out well for the Partula snail in either of the cases.
@Not Me:
There’s this-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f5viRoaZNw
And
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpzj1IvEhTA
So be careful!!
They should just introduce a bunch of different snail species to those islands and let ’em slug it out.
P.S. – At one time McDonald’s considered adding escargot to their menu, but ultimately they decided it really wasn’t fast food.
Hey Larry I just saw a cartoon about you and your mate. As you well know I’m an ignoram ass when it comes to computer stuff, even BFH will tell you that, but I want to describe it to you. Here we go.
Noah is standing in water up to his neck. There are two snails working their way up the gang blank. (you and your significant other, I imagine)
And Noah says “Take your time.” LMAO Noah was a funny guy.
If these sweet little snails will prey on Chinese stink bugs, I’ll adopt a colony and we can reset the mid Atlantic ecosystem!
I thought it was going to be a story on the postal service
@Little Morphin Annie – oh yes please! I’m doing battle with stink bugs invading my house now, trying to keep warm. I hate the little pests.
Yes! Stink bugs and boxelder bugs. They are EVERYWHERE!
Kind of like introducing “refugees” into a civilized society, right?