More than 1,300 tiny #snails reintroduced to remote Atlantic island https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/28/more-than-1300-tiny-snails-reintroduced-to-remote-atlantic-island

"The #DesertasIsland land snails had not been recorded for more than 100 years and were believed to have disappeared from their habitat on the windswept island close to #Madeira... Experts rediscovered minute populations of 2 species of the snail, each with fewer than 200 survivors... Each of the snails reintroduced has been individually marked for monitoring... These snails are incredibly precious"