LIKE MOST OF New Zealand's ancient Gondwana fauna, the carnivorous land snails Powelliphanta have flourished in the absence of mammalian predators, grown outlandishly large, strong and colourful and live for a long time perhaps as long as 25 years. About two-thirds of the world's Powelliphanta are confined to the proposed North-west Nelson World Heritage area. Photo: P & J Morrin
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1991, Unnumbered Page
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59LIKE MOST OF New Zealand's ancient Gondwana fauna, the carnivorous land snails Powelliphanta have flourished in the absence of mammalian predators, grown outlandishly large, strong and colourful and live for a long time perhaps as long as 25 years. About two-thirds of the world's Powelliphanta are confined to the proposed North-west Nelson World Heritage area. Photo: P & J Morrin Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1991, Unnumbered Page
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