Last Refuge: the Fight to Save a Tiny Snail Found in Only One UK Lake

British scientists fighting to save rare snail 'as precious as Egyptian artefact'

British scientists are fighting to save a rare snail which is considered "as precious as an Egyptian artefact".Ian Hughes, based in Llanarth, Ceredigion, has devoted himself to protecting the glutinous snail, one of Europe's rarest species, after becoming "beguiled by their cuteness."The fingertip-sized mollusc survives in just one British lake.The creature, known scientifically as Myxas glutinosa, gets its name from the sticky mantle that envel…

Zoos help to save snail found in only one lake in Wales

Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales.

Last Refuge: the Fight to Save a Tiny Snail Found in Only One UK Lake

A small, unassuming mollusc once common across the United Kingdom now clings to survival in a single lake in Wales, making it one of the country’s most critically endangered creatures. Conservationists are racing to protect this last remaining population before it disappears entirely, highlighting how even the smallest, least glamorous species can face devastating declines […] The post Last Refuge: the Fight to Save a Tiny Snail Found in Only On…