The bird species has long ridden dramatic population swings. About 3,000 snail kites lived in Florida in 2001, but a severe drought that year devastated the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, cutting the ...

In the early 1990s, scientists worried that the greater Bermuda land snail—found only on the North Atlantic Ocean archipelago ...

The Everglades seldom benefit from invasive species. But now, as non-native apple snails disappear, the endangered Everglades bird, the snail kite, is paying the price.

This tree-climbing giant is one of the largest land slugs on Earth – and its bizarre mating ritual is unlike anything else in the natural world.

From spraying mates with urine to changing one's sex, these are the most intriguing courtships in the animal kingdom.

WildCare receives some 200 calls per year about skunks in Marin County, but the uptick in spraying and overall noticeable skunk activity during mating season occurs statewide, according to Piazza.

Residents near San Rafael in Northern California have complained of a pungent smell interrupting the season of love. The ...

What if you could employ land snails in a similar zero-waste system? Instead of homegrown vegetables, the ultimate yield for your table would be escargots, those glistening nuggets of protein. Yes, ...

Scientists have recognized snails’ regenerative abilities for centuries. In 1766, a researcher documented that decapitated garden snails could regrow their entire heads. Despite that long history, ...

The greater Bermuda snail was rediscovered in an alleyway and reintroduced with more than 100,000 snails after years of careful breeding. Experts call the recovery a "once in a career" moment for ...

An extinct snail found in a Bermuda alleyway led to biologists breeding 100,000 and releasing them back into the wild—and they're thriving.