Stephen Fellenberg has devoted almost two decades to painstakingly breeding the species, after a pair were discovered alive on the island in 2001. Scientists had believed the species was extinct after ...

On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal-clear ocean live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in the world. They have bellies so full of fragments, they crunch when touched.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals. Lord Howe ...

Invasive rodents spent more than 100 years eating their way through Australia’s Lord Howe Island, sending several species to oblivion. Now the island has a chance to thrive again. Rats wrought ...

Considered extinct for over 80 years, a chance find on a sea stack where little survives has sparked hope for the future of the Lord Howe Island stick insect. When the SS Makambo ran aground on the ...

Mist hangs in the air, embracing the giant mosses and clusters of tree orchids that adorn the summit of the majestic Mount Gower on Lord Howe Island. Ascending into this rare island cloud forest is ...

Because of its spectacular scenic beauty and tame wildlife, Lord Howe Island is a South Pacific paradise. Lord Howe’s wild beauty ranks it among the most alluring islands in the South Pacific. And ...

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Nathan Lo receives funding from The Australia and Pacific Science Foundation. This was later described as Panesthia lata, the Lord Howe Island wood-feeding cockroach. P. lata was noted as being highly ...