Korbert On Rosy Wolfsnails

Kolbert’s logical appeal strengthens her argument, as she weaves a compelling thread of logic and scientific evidence into it. For instance, Kolbert writes about the introduction of rosy wolfsnails in Hawaii in the 1950’s to exemplify the repercussions of introducing new species in a habitat, such as threatening the well-being of native ones (Kolbert 2014, 203). According to Kolbert, Hawaiians first introduced the rosy wolfsnail in their island to reduce the population of giant African snails, which “had become an agricultural pest” ( Kolbert 2014, 203). However, wolfsnails preyed only on Hawaii’s native snails (Kolbert 2014, 203). As a consequence, ninety percent of native snail species in Hawaii became extinct (Kolbert 2014, 203). While