Can anyone guess where I went today? 😊

#BrixtonSnails #BrixtonMarket #GiantAfricanLandSnail #GALS #Snails #SnailsOfMastodon

Creature Feature: The invasive #GiantAfricanLandSnail

By Anna Stephenson , July 20, 2022

#The giant African land snail, according to invasivespeciesinfo.gov, was first introduced to Hawaii in 1936 because they were imported for educational purposes, as pets or in cargo. Since then, it has become an #invasive species and an agricultural pest.

"Another unintended consequence of #GALS is the introduction of the rosy wolf snail to Hawaii. According to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, rosy wolf snails were deliberately introduced in the 1950s in the hopes they would eat GALS, who were eating too many crops.

"The rosy wolf snail, DLNR states on its Snail Extinction Prevention Program website, then went on to eat endangered native #Hawaiian snails instead, driving some to #extinction.

#Hawaii #NativeSnails #InvasiveSpecies

https://kealakai.byuh.edu/creature-feature-the-invasive-giant-african-land-snail

https://kealakai.byuh.edu/creature-feature-the-invasive-giant-african-land-snail

snail dinner of the day is kale! they seem to really like it! #giantafricanlandsnail #snailsonmastodon