Holly V. came to school with a special friend…a kauri snail. These snails were once widespread in Northland, however now many of them are endangered or threatened. Holly found the snail in a native reserve behind her house. She showed our class and others at SFX. This visit also tied in with Arbor Day and World Conservation Day. The kauri snail is an important taonga to Northland and New Zealand. Thanks Holly and Mike (her dad).
Facts about the kauri snail:
• Kauri snails may live to 20 years or more.
• Snail hatchlings spend an unknown period living in trees and shrubs up to 6 metres above the ground.
• The kauri snail is carnivorous and cannibalistic. Its diet consists of earthworms, insects, insect larvae, and snails.
• Kauri snails are also highly mobile, and have been known to move 10 metres in 2 weeks.
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