Back from the brink: Lord Howe Island stick insect
Once classified as extinct, the Lord Howe Island stick insect was rediscovered in 2001. While the wild population is still less than 40 - there have been significant successes in captive breeding.
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Lord Howe Island where the stick insects were abundant before accidental introduction of black rats in 1918.
Photo credit: Rohan Cleave, Melbourne Zoo
