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Powelliphanta traversi latizona snail.

In Search of Giants: Surveying Powelliphanta  

Department of Conservation —  11/06/2026 — Leave a comment

Crawling around in the dirt on the forest floor isn’t something I’ve done a lot of, but that’s because I’ve never snailed before!

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Sound of Science: Saving our snails

Department of Conservation —  21/11/2018

Science Advisor Kath Walker has been studying Powelliphanta snails for nearly four decades and has recently submitted her PhD on this ancient lineage of snail – an awesome achievement to someone so dedicated to these quirky creatures, which are special to some of our most rugged and wild landscapes.

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Powelliphanta marchanti.

The great Northern Ruahines snail hunt

Department of Conservation —  21/06/2018

Anthony Behrens shares his experience hunting down and photographing Powelliphanta marchanti snails in the Northern Ruahines.

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Fun to say – and fun to film!

Department of Conservation —  31/03/2018

To get people talking about unique native species, we took a camera out around Wellington and asked people to say a few twisty names for us.

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Powelliphanta Marchantii snail.

In search of the carnivorous snail

Department of Conservation —  17/03/2015

DOC Central Plateau and Project Tongariro staff went bush recently for a snail-counting mission in the Waipakihi Valley.

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