Press Release: The first month of the Giant African Snail Bounty Hunter Initiative
\nhas been completed. This press release reports on the first month
\nof activity under the initiative.<\/p>\n
St. John\u2019s, ANTIGUA; October 26, 2018: In April of 2018, the Cabinet
\napproved the sum of EC$100,000 towards a Giant African Snail Bounty Initiative. In
\nSeptember, which marks the time of year when the snail is most active, the Plant
\nProtection Unit rolled out the initiative through a series of activities, including
\nregistration and orientation of registrants, followed by signing of contracts. Bounty
\nHunters had to be 18 years or older to participate. The initiative provides the Bounty
\nHunters with gloves and garbage bags. A system for daily collection and disposal of
\nthe snail bounty has been developed in collaboration with the Central Board of Health
\nand the National Solid Waste Management Authority.
\nForty (40) of the 75 registrants went on to sign contracts, with at least 50% falling
\nwithin the 18 \u2013 35 age category. Generally, males and females were equally
\nrepresented. Bounty Hunters concentrated on 18 snail-infested locations and
\ncollected a total of 19,742 lbs of snails in the first month. The majority of the collections
\nwere from Paynters (4,346 lbs), Fitches Creek\/Burma (3,315 lbs), Cedar Valley (3,133
\nlbs), All Saints (2,350 lbs), and Pigotts (1,841 lbs). On the assumption that one pound
\nof snails comprises 10 individuals, the first month\u2019s effort can be said to have removed
\napproximately 200,000 snails from the environment.
\nThe efforts of the Bounty Hunters and all involved to ensure that the initiative is
\nsuccessful must be highly commended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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