Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct
- Prague Zoo has joined a global effort for the survival of the Lord Howe Island stick insect, which was considered extinct for over 80 years.
- The Lord Howe Island stick insect is the largest species of flightless insect, reaching up to 15 centimeters long.
- Rats, which arrived in 1918, decimated the insect's population, but specimens were found surviving in 2001.
- The breeding program aims to reintroduce the insect to its natural habitat after the rats were eradicated in 2019.
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Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct
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.
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