The Partula tohiveana snail has been reclassified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List after being previously declared extinct in the wild, according to a press release from the Zoological ...

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Partula tohiveana, or the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was native to French Polynesia before its wild population was decimated by the rosy wolf snail, a carnivorous and invasive species. In the ...

The wild-born adults of the species previously declared extinct from its natural habitat were found on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia. Photo by Justin Hu via Unsplash The summaries below ...