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 ...
From invasive rodents to failed biological control, here’s the story of an island that stared ecological destruction in the face and brought several species back from the brink of extinction. Lord ...
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 ...