You’re in good company if you’ve combed the shoreline for shells, marveled at the glinting, microscopic pieces that make up the sand, or held a snail shell up to your ear listening for the ocean or ...

SLAUGHTERED: These shells are what are left of the giant clams that were “slaughtered” from the Giant Clam Village off the coast of Cadiz City in Negros Occidental, a protected seascape in the city.

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 ...