Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The snail, possibly the big-eared radix, is native to Europe and Asia. (P.E.I. Invasive Species Council - image credit) A survey ...

In the early 1990s, scientists worried that the greater Bermuda land snail—found only on the North Atlantic Ocean archipelago ...

(CNN) - In Queensland, Australia, there’s a new snail in town and it has been named after Robert Irwin. The 20-year-old conservationist and son of the late Steve Irwin made the announcement Sunday on ...

Since 1990, the St. Louis Zoo has played an instrumental role in bringing Tahitian snails back from the brink of extinction. Few species that have gone completely extinct have been successfully ...

Being the son of Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter" may make Robert Irwin closely associated with the ferocious reptilian predators. But on Monday, the 20-year-old zookeeper announced on social media ...

"It's every conservationist's dream to help save a whole species – and that's exactly what we've done," said Tamas Papp of the Chester Zoo ...

A tiny species of snail, which is about the same size as a button, has been saved from disappearing forever. The greater Bermuda snail was thought to be extinct until a small group was discovered ...

The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time, the ...

A tiny snail was recently named after painter Pablo Picasso. It’s one of many species named after celebrities or artists, but some researchers question whether species should be named after people at ...

Invasive apple and mystery snails in Georgia have tested positive for rat lungworm, a parasite that can cause illness if the snails are consumed raw or undercooked. Although the risk of infection is ...