Rare stick insect to go international to save its species

By Bridie Smith Science Editor
Updated November 23 2015 - 5:09pm, first published 4:51pm
A vibrant green juvenile Lord Howe Island stick insect.  Photo: Eddie Jim
A vibrant green juvenile Lord Howe Island stick insect. Photo: Eddie Jim
Some of the Lord Howe Island stick insect eggs, which are being sent to three overseas zoos as part of a captive breeding program. Photo: Eddie Jim
Some of the Lord Howe Island stick insect eggs, which are being sent to three overseas zoos as part of a captive breeding program. Photo: Eddie Jim
Sir David Attenborough meets a Lord Howe Island stick insect at the Melbourne Zoo.   Photo: Angela Wylie
Sir David Attenborough meets a Lord Howe Island stick insect at the Melbourne Zoo. Photo: Angela Wylie

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