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O’ahu tree snail

Dealing yet another terrible blow to Hawai’i and its once-abundant fauna, George, the 14-year-old O’ahu tree snail and the last of his kind, died on New Year’s Day of 2019. Although 752 kinds of snails have been identified throughout the islands, their numbers have been depleted by as much as 90 percent. “Our world is slowly becoming less colorful, less vibrant with each loss, and only a few people are in a position to appreciate it,” a biologist told Mashable.com about George’s death. Luckily, there are some species of snails left to marvel at.