UISG Open Day
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Apple snails are easy animals that do well in a common aquarium or a pond. They can live together with most fish species and they can be used to keep the aquarium clean of algae. Not all apple snail species are beneficial to their surroundings as their voracious appetite for aquatic vegetation is often not desired.
Well done Y5- Your strong ethos of inquiry has helped us all learn that the recent spread of apple snails over the world and their ability to become a pest is the main reason why many countries have very strict rules when it comes to importing foreign animals like apple snails (and other animals). We now know that "we should never release
apple snails in local ponds or rivers!".
Nina Batchelor
Head of Science
A special thanks to our Head of Science, Ms. Nina Batchelor for her continued work to ensuring a rigourous and inquiry-driven Science programme at UISG.
Apple Snail eggs