Blowing the conch shell was a means for escaped slaves to communicate across the mountains and dense forests they ran away to. They had complex coding through the varied conch shell sounds that slave owners could not understand the meanings behind the conch horn. A story via oral history of Saint Lucia states that slaves were told when they heard the sound of the conch - they knew that they were free. The conch shell was then sounded on Emancipation day across the valleys. #knowyourcaribbean #co

Where do these conch shells live? ⬇️ . A few months ago, I explored the beautiful Florida Keys and what made me the happiest was seeing all of living Queen conchs ! 💕 . These mollusks have been bounced between the thereated and endangered species list. Just a few years ago, scientists predicted they only have another ten years before they become extinct. . This is due to over-harvest for consumption mainly through tourism and lack of strict regulation. Thankfully, in the Florida keys, it is ill