A rare Hawaiian snail species recently was released into the forest – a first for the species after more than three decades in captivity, officials said. Photo from Hawaii Department of Land and ...

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 Hawaii.

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 Hawaii. Those ...