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3,000 snails travel 3,000 miles in an effort to save a species
Three thousand pea-sized snails were
recently sent on a 3,000-mile journey from a zoo in the north of England
to Bermuda. Call it a snail holiday, or call it a historic effort at
reviving the critically endangered species. Lesser Bermuda land snails
originate from their namesake archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean,
and a number of threats over the last five decades have reduced
populations of the species significantly. Since 2017, a breeding program
at the Chester Zoo has been building their numbers back up, and now
they're heading back to hopefully repopulate their home. Only time will
tell how successful the reintroduction will be, but scientists assume
progress will move at, well, a snail’s pace. Still, there's plenty of
hope: They've already seen success reintroducing the species’ larger
cousin, the greater Bermudan land snail.
Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight:
always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?
J.M. Barrie, in his 1902 novel "The Little White Bird."
Just because ...
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8 comments:
One of my favorite goat stories was told to me by my mom. She grew up in a rural area of Nebraska on her family farm. It was Easter morning and she had not only made herself a new dress. She had taken a straw hat and put a beautiful ribbon on it to match the dress. The only mistake she made was going into the yard where a curious (and apparently hungry goat) was grazing. He came over to where she was and quickly grabbed the ribbon and hat. He had consumed the ribbon before she could get the hat back. So she always told me: goats will eat anything.So whenever I see a goat, I imagine my mom and a young girl yelling at a startled goat. Glad to be home and enjoying your blogs again. Thank you.
Thanks so much, Carole.This time tomorrow I will be home and trying acclimate?
If we all followed the new rule of life to be a little kinder than necessary, the world would be a more peaceful and happier place.
Jacki, get home safely.
Thanks Elenor, it is after midnight and I am half packed and will do the rest in the morning. Hopeyou and your family are well.
Great story Carroll.
Thank you, Carrol I miss you, and hope you both are well.
Strong. :-)
Thanks so much.
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