Back from the brink: Lord Howe Island stick insect

January 25, 2016

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