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The Associated Press on MSN9d
Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct
The insect, also known as the Lord Howe Island phasmid, is native to a remote archipelago in the Tasman Sea off Australia.
Shropshire Star9d
Prague Zoo joins bid to ensure survival of rare insect once considered extinct
The goal of the breeding programme is to return the insect to its natural environment on Lord Howe Island after rats were eradicated there in 2019.
Irish Examiner on MSN9d
Prague Zoo joins bid to ensure survival of rare insect once considered extinct
The largest species of flightless insect, the Lord Howe Island stick insect, grows up to 15cm (5.9 inches) long.
U.S. News & World Report9d
Prague Zoo Joins the Effort to Ensure the Survival of a Rare Insect Once Considered Extinct
The insect, also known as the Lord Howe Island phasmid, is native to a remote archipelago in the Tasman Sea off Australia. The uninhabited archipelago was discovered in 1778. Rats that arrived ...
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Lord Howe stick insect: A triumph over extinction adversity
Rats that escaped from its deck onto Lord Howe Island quickly dominated the local environment, eliminating species lacking natural predators. One of their victims was the stick insect Dryococelus ...