One of the World’s Rarest Insects Was Found on an Uninhabited Pacific Island

Now, scientists know that the only living group of Lord Howe Island stick insects cling to the side of a rocky island located ...
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Lord Howe Island: wildlife wonderland

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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How The World’s Rarest Insect Came Back From The Dead. Hint: It Was Rediscovered On A Volcano

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 ...
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What It’s Like to Stay at Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island, a Secret, Idyllic Isle in Australia

In three words: Like nowhere else. Lord who? Howe where? You may not have heard of Lord Howe Island, a spec in the Tasman sea between Australia and New Zealand—many Australians haven’t either. Only ...
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Driven To ‘Extinction’ By A Shipwreck, A 2001 Discovery Brought The ‘World’s Rarest Insect’ Back To Life

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 ...
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This Australian island has the world’s most beautiful airport landing and its runway begins in the ocean

Descending into an airport is rarely considered the highlight of a journey, but some runways turn a standard arrival into an unforgettable experience. A new global study has crowned Lord Howe Island ...
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Birds on a Remote Island Make 'Gut-Wrenching Crunching Sounds' Because They Are Full of Littered Plastics

Researchers found 778 individual pieces of plastic in one bird on Australia's Lord Howe Island Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than ...