Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Precious Escargot on the Move! 🐌🌿
In a tiny shell with a big story, the Campbell’s Keeled Glass-Snail is making a historic return to its native home on Norfolk Island! 🌴
This marks Australia’s first large-scale snail reintroduction, made possible through a dedicated collaboration between, Australian Museum, Taronga Zoo, Parks Australia, Norfolk Island National Park, Western Sydney University, and the Norfolk Island community.
From just 46 individuals that were brought to Taronga Zoo Sydney, close to 800 snails have been bred, forming the foundation of this ambitious rewilding effort.
The snails will be introduced to three new sites within Norfolk Island National Park, where threats like invasive species and habitat loss are being actively managed. Their return is about more than saving a single species—it’s a critical step toward restoring ecological balance and protecting the health of an entire forest ecosystem.
These precious escargots are traveling in style—inside custom transport tanks—and will spend five six weeks acclimatising before being released. Local Park rangers will also be trained to care for them, ensuring the best chance of success 🚚
We’ll be sharing milestones and updates as this groundbreaking project unfolds—stay tuned!
#ForTheWild
Precious Escargot on the Move! 🐌🌿
In a tiny shell with a big story, the Campbell’s Keeled Glass-Snail is making a historic return to its native home on Norfolk Island! 🌴
This marks Australia’s first large-scale snail reintroduction, made possible through a dedicated collaboration between, Australian Museum, Taronga Zoo, Parks Australia, Norfolk Island National Park, Western Sydney University, and the Norfolk Island community.
From just 46 individuals that were brought to Taronga Zoo Sydney, close to 800 snails have been bred, forming the foundation of this ambitious rewilding effort.
The snails will be introduced to three new sites within Norfolk Island National Park, where threats like invasive species and habitat loss are being actively managed. Their return is about more than saving a single species—it’s a critical step toward restoring ecological balance and protecting the health of an entire forest ecosystem.
These precious escargots are traveling in style—inside custom transport tanks—and will spend five six weeks acclimatising before being released. Local Park rangers will also be trained to care for them, ensuring the best chance of success 🚚
We’ll be sharing milestones and updates as this groundbreaking project unfolds—stay tuned!
#ForTheWild
