Slimeballs! Police on the trail of snail poachers rounding them up to sell French restaurants
Conservationists say the gastropods are easy prey for the thieves because, yes, you’ve guessed it, they move at a snail’s pace full story 
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Get a look at Mark Trail's eyebrow-raising new enemy!
Mark Trail has faced down poachers, tangled with pot smugglers and fought those who would do harm to our environment at every turn. How will he fare against his latest nemesis - his own facial hair?Take a gander at the...
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The snail trade | Meet the producer
David and Tony Walker of Dorset Snails switched from sedate worm farming to the frenentic snail trade and never looked backTo the best of our knowledge we are the only British producer regularly supplying restaurants with fresh snails. Every week we shell, clean, blanch and chill between 8,000 and 10,000 of them, so they can be vacuum-packed and delivered to our customers...
guardian.co.uk (25 days ago)
Giant Snail Menaces Tex. Neighborhood
If you live in Houston and you have a garden and you happen to see a giant snail and that giant snail begins oozing towards you – run. Or walk away slowly. Just don’t touch it. The sluggish mollusk, recently photographed in the backyard of...
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2 poachers with leopard skins arrested
A 12-member team of Uttarakhand police led by inspector KL Shah on Friday arrested two professional poachers carrying leopard skins from Haridwar-Najibabad road under Haridwar’ Shyampur police station.
indiatimes.com (12 days ago)
French hungry for change as fast food sales overtake traditional restaurants
Mar. 05 - Traditional French gastronomy is set for a shake-up as fast food sales leap ahead of table service restaurants for first time.John Russell reports.
reuters.com (2 months and 19 days ago)
Unstoppable Crawl of Giant Land Snail
One of the world's largest species of snail, which feeds on more than 500 types of plant, has descended on Florida.
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Wildlife parks targeted by rhino poachers
Rhino poachers are targeting two wildlife parks in southeast England, police have warned. Port Lympne and Howletts Wild Animal Parks...
thetimes.co.uk (1 month and 22 days ago)
French twist
‘French” and “classic” used to go together like “Dover” and “sole.” French restaurants were the apex of fine dining in New York City, and any chef worth his toque served a meticulously studied repertoire from onion soup to crepes Suzette. But “Les Français” didn’t like change. And New Yorkers...
nypost.com (3 months and 4 days ago)
Caterpillar Stew? French Police Say Non
French health inspectors got a surprise when they visited a market and eatery outside Paris Tuesday night. During a routine check, inspectors uncovered a pot of curious meat boiling on a stove of the Aubervilliers store. Upon further investigation, the officers discovered the contents of the pot were actually a caterpillar stew. According to the Agence France-Presse,...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
Invasive snail spreading in Southland
An invasive snail species is slowly but steadily taking over Southern California waterways.
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