From Bizarre Beasts.
One of the greatest conservation success stories begins with an extinction. The Lord Howe Island stick insect is an animal that came back from the dead.
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Sources:
https://epdf.pub/hope-for-animals-and-their-world-how-endangered-species-are-being-rescued-from-t.html
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https://www.lhib.nsw.gov.au/environment/rodent-eradication-project/ecological-benefits
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Images:
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