Rats that escaped from the ship's deck onto Lord Howe Island quickly dominated the local environment, wiping out species that lacked natural predators. Among their victims was the stick insect ...

Mist hangs in the air, embracing the giant mosses and clusters of tree orchids that adorn the summit of the majestic Mount Gower on Lord Howe Island.Ascending into this rare island cloud forest is ...

Lord Howe, off the east coast of Australia, has been impacted by rats, pigs, weeds and plastic. Over the past 25 years the ...