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CNN To Show Documentary On Bermuda Snails
The CNN documentary on the reintroduction of endemic snails to Bermuda airing this weekend. A spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Home Affairs is pleased to advise the public to tune in to CNN International over the weekend to see a Documentary on reintroducing the endemic Lesser Bermuda land snails to Bermuda. “The documentary featuring... Read more of this article
CNN: “3,000 Snails Travel 3,000 Miles”
CNN has highlighted an effort to preserve the Lesser Bermuda land snail in an article entitled “3,000 snails travel 3,000 miles in an effort to save a species.” The CNN website said, “Last month a wooden crate containing 1,000 adult snails and 2,000 juveniles embarked on a 3,000-mile journey from a zoo in the north of England to Bermuda. “The... Read more of this article
Oryx Features Greater Bermuda Land Snail
The January 2022 issue of Oryx — an international journal of conservation that is published bimonthly — features work by Bermuda’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources on the Greater Bermuda Land Snail. The website said, “The endemic, Critically Endangered greater Bermuda land snail Poecilozonites bermudensis is known... Read more of this article
Chester Zoo Releases Snails In Bermuda
Conservationists from Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom have released 800 lesser Bermuda snails on the island as they work to pull the species back from the brink of extinction. A story on the Chester Zoo website said, “The 800 lesser Bermuda snails, which were once driven to the brink of existence, have been given a new lease on life and travelled... Read more of this article
Bermuda Land Snails Named “Success Story”
Bermuda land snails have been named as one of the “ten biggest conservation success stories of 2019″ by WorldAtlas in a story that highlights the “diligent efforts of conservationists and policy makers.” The story said, “The greater Bermuda land snails [Poecilozonites bermudensis] are among the oldest endemic animals in Bermuda.... Read more of this article
The Snail That ‘Came Back From The Dead’
In the field of natural history a Lazarus species is one thought to be extinct which then seemingly comes back from the dead. And wildlife ecologist Mark Outerbridge has recently recounted his role in the rediscovery of one such endemic Bermuda animal. “I have had the privilege of being involved with one of the most gratifying stories of conservation... Read more of this article
4000 Endemic Bermuda Land Snails Repatriated
This month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR] successfully repatriated 4000 endemic Bermuda land snails to Bermuda. “The snails [Poecilozonites bermudensis] are currently being tagged and will then be released on Nonsuch Island and another, privately-owned island, as part of a monitoring project that will study how well... Read more of this article
Man O Wars, Ocean Snails & Blue Dragons
[Written by Jessica Riederer] Most wildlife that makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean to Bermuda is appreciated, but strong shifting winds are currently delivering visitors that are rarely welcome by anyone; Portuguese Man o wars are showing up in large numbers. Whilst islanders know to avoid them, visitors seem both fascinated and repulsed by them.... Read more of this article
