Dr. Loxodonta

Partula Snail Lab

(I have a primarily complete list of species held for those interested), 12/04/24
@Ebirah766 the tanks have small labels, meaning I could only see a few but according to the stocklist at the start of the year, the following species are held:

Partula hebe bella
Partula hyalina*
Partula mirabilis
Partula mooreana
Partula rosea
Partula suturalis vexillum
Partula taeniata nucleola
Partula taeniata simulans**
Partula tohiveana
Partula varia
Partula navigatoria
Partula garrettii

*currently only hold one individual.
**declined to one individual in 2010 but slowly recovering.
 
No problem, ZSL has some amazing projects. It appears that Londons population of P. hyalina have been reintroduced as you can see individuals being released on this page:
Partula snail conservation | ZSL

I would imagine that this is why there has been such a decrease as last year they are listed as holding 118 individuals. Also looking at a video from ZSL Whipsnade, it seems to show the individual being introduced:

Extinct snails head back to the wild | Whipsnade Zoo
 

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