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Island Conservation
Five Lord Howe Stick Insect eggs are a sign of hope for the future success of the Critically Endangered species that was once believed to be extinct. Slowly but surely the number of Lord Howe Stick Insects is growing. The large “Tree Lobster,” which was once believed to be extinct, has persisted with a low population size, […]
Removal of invasive rodents from Lord Howe Island, Australia would yield high return on investment. How would you like a 15-to-1 return on your investment? The recently released Public Environment Report (PER) for the Lord Howe Island rodent eradication calculates that the net social benefit from implementing the plan is $141M over 30 years. That […]
The Critically Endangered Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, once believed to be extinct, is being successfully bred in captivity. The Lord Howe Stick Insect or “Tree Lobster” faced near-extinction when invasive black rats arrived on Lord Howe Island off of Australia. Due to the presence of invasive rats, Lord Howe Island was depleted of its native […]
Giant insects-“Tree Lobsters”-of Lord Howe Island were once thought to be extinct. The island had been overrun with rats that disturbed the native species. But after two climbers identified evidence of the Tree Lobster on a volcanic feature near the island, scientists set to searching. And there, spread out on the bushy surface, were two […]