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Hawaii's Endangered Snails Were Rescued Amid The Threat of Lane

Department of Land and Natural Resources

  Bernice, Emmett and Lonesome George were treated to a downtown Honolulu stay thanks to Hurricane Lane. Not a big deal--but we are talking snails. Endangered ones.

We talked with a Kapaa Hee who works with the state’s endangered snail program who was preparing to spend the weekend snail sitting.

 

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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