Partula-snail re-introduction

[vogelcommando]

3 species to be re-introduced on Tahiti :
Wildlife Extra News - Near extinct snails bred at ZSL London Zoo to be released back into the wild

 

[dean]

Thanks VC I must have missed this first time round, very interesting You wouldn't think of a stud book for snails. But keeping a genetic record for the tiny creatures is just as important as for the larger ones.

 

[zoogiraffe]

Thanks VC I must have missed this first time round, very interesting You wouldn't think of a stud book for snails. But keeping a genetic record for the tiny creatures is just as important as for the larger ones.

http://www.zoochat.com/55/view-partula-snail-studbook-243977/?highlight=studbook

Here is a picture of the studbook that is kept in the breeding room for Partula at Bristol!

 

[vogelcommando]

Another article about re-introduction of Partula-snails :
http://www.researchgate.net/profile...ec52d41a79728c1.pdf?origin=publication_detail

 

[vogelcommando]

And another article :

UK zoos help save endangered Polynesian snail

 

[vogelcommando]

Re-introduction in action :

‘Extinct’ snails return to Tahiti in largest wildlife reintroduction ever

 

[vogelcommando]

After some set-backs due to Covid-19, the re-introduction project is back on track :

https://www.cambridge.org/core/serv...ula-tree-snail-conservation-back-on-track.pdf