Snail slows pace of coal mine :
"Extinctions are more widespread now than at any time since the age of dinosaurs, experts say.
The snail, Powelliphanta Augustus, is just a few cm long, including its shell. But its isolated population has forced the state owned NZ company Solid Energy to offer plans to save the snail."
I am glad the energy company has included itself in the solution. I am glad its a company which shows some concern for the damage it is causing through conducting its daily business and I am glad a humble little snail can make us all stop and think about what is important. I love snails. It always amazes me how they appear from nowhere after the rain and how they just meander around quietly living their lives and eating all my plants!
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