After years of plummeting numbers due to habitat loss and pollution, tiny pond mud snails have been making a recovery from the safety of the Pentland Hills.
The team behind the project say it’s a great result and shows that all some species need to flourish is a “helping hand”.
STV News met the conservation team fighting to protect our rarest species.
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