The bird species has long ridden dramatic population swings. About 3,000 snail kites lived in Florida in 2001, but a severe drought that year devastated the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, cutting the ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The invasive apple snail is popping up all over south Louisiana, causing problems for crawfish and their producers. “We’ve had a number of crawfish ponds in the past three ...
The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration occurs in four stages over 28 days: wound healing, formation of a special cell mass, emergence of a lens and retina, and ...
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The raptor that eats almost nothing but snails
The Snail Kite is a bird of prey found in American wetlands, and nearly its entire diet consists of apple snails. Its uniquely curved beak is perfectly adapted to extract mollusks from their shells, ...
Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying ...
Apple snails are an invasive species resurfacing in Acadiana. Biologist Robert Bourgeois is the Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries. He said it's common for the ...
A recent report from the LSU AgCenter regarding the apple snail (Pomacea maculata) sheds light on this foreign invasive species that is now negatively impacting two Louisiana food staples: crawfish ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission needs the public’s help in preventing the spread of giant apple snails, an invasive aquatic species native to South ...
Apple snails can sicken humans if they are eaten raw or undercooked. Their egg masses also contain a toxin which can cause skin and eye rashes. The apple snail, a harmful invasive species, has been ...
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