Biologist tries fast track to save snails

November 28, 2003
Source: Globe and Mail
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One by one, Dwayne Lepitzki sets Banff National Park's most endangered creatures loose, hoping they'll mate to save themselves from extinction. A year ago, he released 50 snails into the Upper Middle Spring on Sulphur Mountain. The population dropped to 16 snails, but those few snails have proven prolific. Three weeks ago, they had multiplied to 7,324, bringing the total population to more than 19,000

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