The years-long journey to save a tiny snail you've never heard of
Researchers in upstate New York are working to rehome some tiny, rare snails. Understanding their decline could help mitigate broader climate changes.
Hiking is tricky when you're carrying a federally threatened species. Ally Whitbread carefully hopped over logs and dodged prickers while toting a cooler full of tiny, rare snails.
"I feel like I've got like 500 babies to take care of — just a very crazy mother hen," she said.
The Chittenango ovate amber snails and
