Mission under way to save ‘world’s most beautiful’ snails

Victoria Gill

Science correspondent, BBC News

Bernardo Reyes-Tur The image is a close-up of a snail on a branch in the forest. The snail is strikingly colourful, with a bright, vibrant red shell with black and white coiling bands and a yellow centre. Bernardo Reyes-Tur

A Polymita snail in its native forest habitat in Eastern Cuba

Researchers have embarked on a mission to save what some consider to be the world’s most beautiful snails, and also unlock…

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