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UK Snail Faces Extinction

Updated 2026-09-12 00:10 UTC 2 sources Neutral

The UK's tiny, gooey snail, once widespread, is now critically endangered in a single Welsh lake. Conservationists are working to save the species before it disappears.

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BBC News

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