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Rare Footage Captures Endangered Snail’s First Egg-Laying

5/7/2025

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In a groundbreaking moment for conservation, DOC ranger Lisa Flanagan captured the first-ever footage of the endangered Powelliphanta augusta snail laying an egg. Thanks to dedicated efforts since 2006, this slow-growing species, which matures at eight years and produces just five eggs each year, is being saved from the brink of extinction.

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Story summary

In a groundbreaking moment for conservation, DOC ranger Lisa Flanagan captured the first-ever footage of the endangered Powelliphanta augusta snail laying an egg. Thanks to dedicated efforts since 2006, this slow-growing species, which matures at eight years and produces just five eggs each year, is being saved from the brink of extinction.