A species of tiny snail has been brought back from the brink of extinction. The Desertas Island land snails were believed to have disappeared altogether for 100 years, but experts have managed to breed them in captivity after discovering tiny populations on an isolated island called Desertas Grande in the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal.

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Species thought to have gone extinct 100 years ago found on isolated island - Liverpool Echo

Conservationists released the critically endangered snails to help restore a remote island habitat.

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Why tiny snails are being set free on remote Desertas Islands near Madeira

More than 1,300 pea-sized Desertas Island land snails have been released after a successful breeding programme by Chester Zoo.

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Snails on ‘edge of extinction’ released into wild after UK breeding success

A snail may have been saved from the “edge of extinction” after more than 1,300 born in a world-first breeding programme from the UK were released into the wild.

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Experts rediscovered tiny populations of the two species and sixty were flown to Chester Zoo in a last-ditch attempt to boost numbers and save them

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Each of the 1,300 tiny snails has been marked with infrared paint so they can be carefully monitored after their release.

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These pea-sized snails were considered extinct for 100 years - now they're being released into the wild

The pea-sized snails belong to two different species, both “critically endangered”, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Native to Ilha Deserta Grande (the largest island in the uninhabited archipelago of the Deserta Islands, southeast of Madeira), these small mollusks are threatened by habitat erosion, predation (mainly by rats) and drought. A series of conservation expeditions between 2012 and 2017 allowed th…

Os caracóis, do tamanho de ervilhas, pertencem a duas espécies diferentes, ambas "criticamente ameaçadas", segundo a União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza (IUCN).   Nativos da Ilha Deserta Grande (a maior ilha do desabitado arquipélago das Ilhas Desertas, a sudeste da Madeira), estes pequenos moluscos estão ameaçados pela erosão do habitat, predação (sobretudo por ratos) e seca. Uma série de expedições de conservação entre 2012 e 20…

Mais de 1.300 caracóis em perigo reintroduzidos na ilha do Bugio, Madeira

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Over 1,300 endangered snails reintroduced on Bugio Island, Madeira

These pea-sized snails belong to two different species, both of which are “critically endangered” according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Ces escargots de la taille d’un petit pois appartiennent à deux espèces différentes, toutes deux «en danger critique d’extinction» selon l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN).

Des escargots nés au zoo de Beauval ont été réintroduits sur l’île de Bugio, près de Madère

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Snails born at the Beauval Zoo have been reintroduced to the island of Bugio, near Madeira

“We thought they were gone forever, but today hope was reborn,” said biologist Dinarte Teixeira.

“Pensávamos que tinham desaparecido para sempre, mas hoje a esperança renasceu”, sublinhou o biólogo Dinarte Teixeira.

These pea-sized snails were considered extinct for 100 years - now they're being released into the wild

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