‘Walking sausage’: the giant stick insect that proves it’s not over till we give up Also known as the tree lobster, this ultra-rare creature was inadvertently driven to the brink by European settlers The Guardian - UK · Aug 7
‘When, not if’: H5N1 bird flu outbreak could reach Australia this spring, experts warn Some wild bird populations, like those on Lord Howe Island, are at lower risk from the virus but other populations could face a ‘wildlife massacre’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2024
Solar-powered love-machine results in rare baby penguin It's believed to be the first Eden hatchling since the 1990s. The Canberra Times · Oct 10, 2023
A big cockroach thought extinct has been found on a little island off Australia Why would we want to put cockroaches back on a beautiful island after their seemingly fortuitous extermination? The New Daily · Oct 6, 2022
A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord Howe Island, a tiny patch of land off the east coast of Australia. Among their many discoveries, they recorded “a large Blatta” – a type of cockroach – under a decaying log. The Conversation · Oct 6, 2022