George, last known Hawaiian land snail of its species, dies

George, the last known Hawaiian land snail of its species Achatinella apexfulva, died on January 1. According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources Hawaii, Achatinella apexfulva was the first of over 750 land snails of the region described in Western medicine. The rare 14-year-old snail had been living in a lab run by University of Hawaii since 1997.