David Sischo recalls the moment he evacuated snails instead of his family during Hurricane Douglas, highlighting the urgency of preserving Hawaii's rare kahuli tree snails that face extinction.
The kahuli snails, once abundant in Hawaii, now have more than half their species gone within a human lifetime, showcasing alarming biodiversity loss.
The facility near Honolulu, where 40 snail species live, acts as a bastion against extinction, akin to a sanctuary for some of Hawaii's rarest native species.
With the acute challenges posed by climate change and invasive species, the future of many of these unique snails remains uncertain, symbolizing broader conservation dilemmas.
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