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Rare Creature Declared Extinct Returns to Wild as Critically Endangered Species After Massive Conservation Effort
The Partula tohiveana snail has been reclassified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List after being previously ...
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Once thought lost, a rare snail returns
A rare species of Polynesian tree snail once declared Extinct in the Wild has officially been downlisted, thanks to a decades ...
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Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula ...
Feathers of ‘fire’ and species once thought extinct: See new animal discoveries
Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of ...
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Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
Wild-born individuals of the species had not been found in more than 40 years, experts said. Photo by Justin Hu via Unsplash On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once ...
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Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula tohiveana, or the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was native to French ...