{"id":139359,"date":"2024-12-26T22:32:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T15:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139359"},"modified":"2024-12-26T22:32:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T15:32:43","slug":"rare-hawaiian-snails-return-from-brink-of-extinction-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139359","title":{"rendered":"Rare Hawaiian snails return from brink of extinction, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">The northern long-eared bat population, which is currently classified as threatened, faces extinction due to the wide impacts of white-nose syndrome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A rare snail species that had likely become extinct in the wild was recently reintroduced to the Hawaiian landscape.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Known as Achatinella fuscobasis, the snail species had dwindled to only 11 individuals in the wild by 1991, according to officials with the Department of Land and Natural Resources in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hawaii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Those remaining snails were collected that same year and raised in captivity for 33 years. Due to those efforts, their numbers have bounced up to 1,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/jircy6iw-2048x1365-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/jircy6iw-2048x1365-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/jircy6iw-2048x1365-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/jircy6iw-2048x1365-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/jircy6iw-2048x1365-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/jircy6iw-2048x1365-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/jircy6iw-2048x1365-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"An individual of the snail species Achatinella fuscobasis.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">An individual of the snail species Achatinella fuscobasis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Hawaii DLNR \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Last week, the first batch of captive snails was released on the island of Oahu, specifically in the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve of the Ko\u2019olau Mountains.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">There, the snails are being housed in a fenced-in quarter-acre parcel of land that is able to keep unwanted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animals<\/a> out, officials said. Such animals include rats, Jackson\u2019s chameleons and the cannibalistic rosy wolf snail, which have been the main drivers of the rescued snails\u2019 extinction.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/Www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/extinct-tropical-snails-tahiti-moorea-french-polynesia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;EXTINCT&#8217; TROPICAL SNAILS REINTRODUCED TO TAHITI, MOOREA IN FRENCH POLYNESIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">DLNR officials noted that this new habitat for the snails was five years in the making. A team involving the DLNR Snail Extinction Prevention Program, along with partner and community volunteers, spent about 600 hours searching for and removing the snails\u2019 predators from within.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-12-25-at-4.57.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-12-25-at-4.57.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-12-25-at-4.57.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-12-25-at-4.57.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-12-25-at-4.57.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-12-25-at-4.57.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-12-25-at-4.57.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Up-close view of the snails' shells on a leaf.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Up-close view of the snails&#8217; shells on a leaf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Hawaii DLNR \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">They also removed weeds and other invasive plants and restored the area with native species.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Our snails are true public-trust jewels of nature and culture,&#8221; said SEPP Coordinator David Sischo, Ph.D. &#8220;They are drivers of ecosystem function, collectively cleaning and cycling nutrients in the forest. They have deep ties to Hawaiian tradition with revered significance in chant, hula and lei making.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;They are also just really cute,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Another group of the snails will be released in February, officials noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/rare-snails-hawaii-extinction\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The northern long-eared bat population, which is currently classified as threatened, faces extinction due to the wide impacts of white-nose syndrome. 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