Why does it matter that a snail died in Hawaii?
On New Year’s Day 2019 George, a snail of the Achatinella apexfulva species, died in a laboratory at the University of Hawaii. The death of a snail might seem like a minor incident, but it’s indicative of a much broader problem: the global loss of biodiversity.
The Hawaiian islands make up just 0.2% of the landmass of the United States of America, but they account for over 30% of…
