Conservation
Those species that are recognized as endangered are shown with an E after their name, see List of endangered species in the British Isles.
Some species are protected in the United Kingdom under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981:
- Catinella arenaria and Myxas glutinosa are fully protected since 1981
- Margaritifera margaritifera is partly protected since 1991 and fully protected since 1998
- Helix pomatia is partly protected since 2008
- Monacha cartusiana was fully protected from 1981 to 1988.
Two of the land snails on the list (Fruticicola fruticum and Cernuella neglecta) are now locally extinct (in Great Britain, sometimes abbreviated here as G.B.), but they still occur in other parts of Europe.
Read more about this topic: List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Great Britain
Famous quotes containing the word conservation:
“A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests.”
—Aristide Briand (1862–1932)
“The putting into force of laws which shall secure the conservation of our resources, as far as they may be within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, including the more important work of saving and restoring our forests and the great improvement of waterways, are all proper government functions which must involve large expenditure if properly performed.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)