UK zoo says tiny snail 'back from brink' of extinction

2026-02-07 - 11:15

A greater Bermuda snail, which is part of a breeding programme, sits under a microscope at Chester Zoo in Chester, north-west England on Feb. 2, 2026. The pea-sized snail once thought to have disappeared has been saved from the edge of extinction, a British zoo said on Feb. 7.