Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

After conservation efforts that lasted for more than a decade, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is finally bringing the critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insects to the forefront.

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — Visitors to the San Diego Zoo are in for a real treat as they now have a chance to view the rarest insect in the world. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s entomology team and ...

The insects were once thought to be extinct before they were rediscovered on the Ball’s Pyramid volcano in 2001. Getty Images/iStockphoto A California zoo has put the rarest insects on Earth — also ...

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. Endlings portrait illustrations are by Zoe ...

PRAGUE — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions around the ...

SAN DIEGO — In a huge win for wildlife, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has added its first-ever insect to their Frozen Zoo. There are over 11 thousand cell lines, representing more than 1,300 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — Visitors to the San Diego ...