))
51. The Lord Howe island stick insect (part. 2)
Manage episode 498915553 series 3549424
Content provided by Jonny Bloxham. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jonny Bloxham or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.
The Conservationists Assemble is back with Volume 50!
Tune in to part 2 of the conversation with your host Jonny Bloxham and special guests, Kate Pearce and Rohan Cleave from Melbourne Zoo & Zoos Victoria.
This episode is all about the Lord Howe island stick insect. A critically endangered invertebrate endemic to Lord Howe island that went from estimated millions in population to what was thought to be complete extinction in the matter of a decade with the wreckage of a ship and the arrival of invasive rodents in the 1900s. That was until 2001 when a population of anywhere between 9-35 individuals were found on six Melaleuca howeana shrubs on the nearby and almost inhospitable, Ball's pyramid.
This conversation highlights a tremendous and ongoing effort to save a species from extinction.
Find some awesome resources and links below:
Sticky: Rediscovering the Lord Howe Stick Insect - Island Conservation
Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Conservation Breeding Program turns 20
Beyond Mega Zoo - The Lord Howe Island stick insect
Lord Howe Stick Insects, resilient survivors but are they cute?
Museum Lecture: The true life adventure story of Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
Reading with a Ranger – “Phasmid Saving the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect”
Phasmid Pale Ale 16-Case – Lord Howe Island Brewing Co
https://www.instagram.com/lenkomelb?igsh=cWdnZDdtaXpubThy - a link to the talented Dana Lenko who produced the jumper that Kate was wearing (and briefly discussed in part. 2)
50 episodes
Share
