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Poor Knights Island has some special insects
The Poor Knights weevil adults are unusually long-lived (for a weevil anyway) The adult of the Poor Knights weevil, Hadramphus pittospori, has been recorded as living for 3 years: mos Continue Reading...
Weeds & pests threaten biodiversity of the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands
In late August 2010, Peter Bellingham and Hiroko Kurokawa visited the Ogasawara Islands to look at the invasion of the forests by an introduced tree, akagi (Bischofia javanica). &nbs Continue Reading...
Tree lobsters of Lord Howe Island
“Tree lobsters” are an enigmatic group of robust, ground-dwelling, stocky-looking stick insects found across New Guinea, New Caledonia and associated islands. The most famous member is the Continue Reading...
Feasibility study to save a jewel of biodiversity - the Juan Fernández Archipelago
Al Glen (Landcare Research) reflects on the islands that inspired the Robinson Crusoe stories The Juan Fernández Archipelago, 700 km west of mainland Chile, is a biodiversity hotspot with my Continue Reading...
Restoring Lord Howe Island, Australia
John Parkes (Landcare Research / Invasive Species International) says that Lord Howe Island was one of the last places on earth to be colonised by people. It was only discovered by humans in Continue Reading...
Three Kings Islands — 56 km but an eon from New Zealand
The Three Kings Islands is a small archipelago only 56 km off the northern tip of New Zealand. They are the sole emergent part of the Three Kings Ridge, the remnants of an island arc that formed dur Continue Reading...