One Of The ‘Deadliest’ Shipwrecks Only Claimed 1 Human Life—Here’s What Made It Devastating
In 1918, the SS Makambo ran aground near Lord Howe Island, triggering a series of events that would change the island forever ...
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 ...
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Island sees major comeback of nearly extinct species in response to massive rodent-eradication project: 'I can't believe it'
An environmental success story is unfolding on Lord Howe Island, where threatened species are thriving five years after an ambitious conservation project. The transformation of this World Heritage ...
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Lord Howe Island stick insect
Scientists consider the Lord Howe Island stick insect, often called the "tree lobster," the world’s rarest insect. It was thought extinct after black rats coming ashore from the SS Makambo in 1918 ...
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Unexpected Discovery Brings ‘World’s Rarest Insect’ Back To Life
Once thought extinct, the world's rarest insect – nicknamed the 'tree lobster' – was rediscovered on a remote sea stack.
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Marine plastic: Hundreds of fragments in dead seabirds
Seabirds are starving to death on the remote Lord Howe Island, a crew filming for the BBC One documentary Drowning in Plastic has revealed. Their stomachs were so full of plastic there was no room ...
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Riddle in the Pacific
Australian Museum’s journey of discovery to Lord Howe Island and Ball’s Pyramid harks back to the golden age of scientific adventure The rock looms large in the rough sea, showering those ...