Bringing Norfolk Island's lost snail back from the brink

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Conservationists prepare to release captive-bred Norfolk Island land snails back into the wild after the species was rediscovered alive in 2020.

Bringing an Extinct Snail Back to Life

Land snails have the highest extinction rate on Earth.

Dr. Isabel Hyman reveals that land snails have suffered more extinctions worldwide than reptiles, mammals, or birds combined, especially on oceanic islands.

The Surprising Leader in Global Extinctions

He spotted a shell thought to be extinct.

Nursery manager Mark Scott describes finding an unusual two-tone shell on the forest floor, which experts confirmed was an Advena campbellii snail thought to be extinct.

Finding a 'Lost' Snail on the Forest Floor

A park ranger surveys wild snail habitat and discovers both an uncatalogued adult snail and an extremely rare newborn neonate right next to it.

Spotting an Untagged Newborn Snail in the Wild

[00:24] Bringing an Extinct Snail Back to Life
[00:57] The Surprising Leader in Global Extinctions
[02:10] Finding a 'Lost' Snail on the Forest Floor
[07:45] Spotting an Untagged Newborn Snail in the Wild

Bringing Norfolk Island's lost snail back from the brink

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