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British scientists fighting to save rare snail 'as precious as Egyptian artefact'

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British scientists fighting to save rare snail 'as precious as Egyptian artefact'
British scientists are fighting to save a rare snail which is considered "as precious as an Egyptian artefact". Ian Hughes, based in Llanarth, Ceredigion, has devoted himself to protecting the glutinous snail, one of Europe's rarest species, after becoming "beguiled by their cuteness." The fingertip-sized mollusc survives in just one British lake. The creature, known scientifically as Myxas glutinosa, gets its name
12 Sept, 18:57