Protection
- The Iowa Pleistocene snail was listed as an endangered species in 1978.
- The Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge was created to protect this snail and a plant.
- Habitat Protection - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state, county, and private conservation agencies are all working to preserve the snail and its habitat. Some private landowners have entered into voluntary protection agreements.
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Famous quotes containing the word protection:
“Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
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—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
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—Willis Goldbeck (1900–1979)