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Lord Howe Island woodhen numbers double in a year as wildlife bounces back after rodent eradication

Numbers of the Lord Howe Island woodhen have more than doubled in the past 12 months. (Supplied: J Gilligan)

Threatened species on Lord Howe Island are making a striking comeback after the introduction of a rodent eradication program several years ago. 

Among the species flourishing on the World Heritage-listed isle, which sits about 600 kilometres east of Port Macquarie on NSW's Mid North Coast, is the Lord Howe Island woodhen.

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