Mongabay

Surge in seizures of giant clam shells has Philippine conservationists wary

Philippine authorities seized 324 pieces of giant clam shells weighing a combined 80 tons in the province of Palawan on March 3. The seizure brings to more than 150 tons the amount of giant clam ...
New Atlas

Giant clams may be a good source of "paleoweather" data

If you're wondering what the weather was like several thousand years ago, well … there aren't going to be weather reports from back then that you can check. What there are, however, are fossilized ...
AOL

Ruiqi Li on the Rapid Decline of Giant Clams and Why We Should Be Concerned

According to leading scientists and experts, Earth is entering its 6th Mass Extinction Event — and it’s our fault. Humans have proliferated across the planet, polluting and radically altering the ...
AOL

Watch What Happens When This Giant Clam Opens Up

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...
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Giant clam declared critically endangered after assessment

The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size, is in danger of going extinct after its population plunged by more than 80% over the last century, according ...
Newsweek

Giant Clam Shells Worth $25 Million Seized in Record Haul

A massive seizure in the Philippines of 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells has highlighted the growth of an illicit trade that has proliferated due to a crackdown on the sale of ...
Colorado Public Radio

Meet the giant clam at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science that witnessed a nuclear bomb drop

In Denver, there’s a place deep underground that houses flesh-eating beetles, precious artifacts and dead animals. That includes one that witnessed an atomic bomb test. It lives in the archives of the ...
KEYT

Philippine authorities seize fossilized giant clam shells worth $25 million

The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $25 million. As part of a joint operation, the Philippine coast guard found the ...
CNN

Philippine authorities seize fossilized giant clam shells worth $25 million

The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $25 million. As part of a joint operation, the Philippine coast guard found the ...
Local News 8

Philippine authorities seize fossilized giant clam shells worth $25 million

The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $25 million. As part of a joint operation, the Philippine coast guard found the ...
KTVZ

Philippine authorities seize fossilized giant clam shells worth $25 million

The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $25 million. As part of a joint operation, the Philippine coast guard found the ...