Tag: insects

Profiling the Lord Howe Island Phasmid

Local stories 5 April 2024 0

The Lord Howe Island Board (LHIB) has managed a captive population of rare Phasmids on the Island since 2008. This captive population is made up of approximately 300 adults and varying numbers of juveniles.

20 years of captive care for Dryococelus australis

Flora & fauna 30 November 2023 0

Rohan Cleave, Kate Pearce. A big thank you for hosting us on Lord Howe Island (LHI) in September, where we celebrated Threatened Species Day at the LHI Community School and a community event ... The LHI Stick Insect (Dryococelus australis) is one of the world’s most critically endangered invertebrate species.