A tiny, crawling denizen of the forest floor — the jumping slug — is delaying timber sales and trail development in Olympic National Forest. Forest Service officials say the tiny slugs are not the ...

Environmental groups sought endangered species protection for 32 species of Pacific Northwest snails and slugs Thursday, saying some of the little-known organisms are known from only a single site ...

Conservationists are suing the federal government to protect a rare species that live in Oregon and Washington state. KUOW's John Ryan tells us more about jumping slugs and their importance to the ...

The natural world is full of mysterious, amazing and wonderful creatures. Sometimes, it can be hard to tell the difference between what is real and what is only a myth. In the Northwest, we have some ...

Volunteers are needed to help with the Multi-species Baseline Initiative. One of the tasks is searching through bags of collected leaf litter for snails and slugs. For information on volunteering, ...