Lord Howe Island: Threatened species recover program

Threatened Species Recovery Programs

Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Plan – this new Plan is designed to act as a Recovery Plan for endemic and native flora and fauna. Rather than developing a single Threatened Species Recovery Plan for each nominated threatened species, the Plan takes a multi species approach by addressing the major threats such as weeds, rodents, feral pests, quarantine and climate change. The Plan meets the requirements of NSW and Commonwealth Threatened Species legislation and prioritises recommendations to minimise the threats to both listed Threatened species and native species.

The Woodhen Recovery Program Lord Howe Island is the only place in the world where Woodhens (Tricholimnas sylvestris) are found in the wild. Due to the small population size of the Woodhens on Lord Howe Island, the Woodhen is listed as Endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.

Full program:
Threatened Species Recover Program
in MS Word

Phasmid Recovery Program

The Lord Howe Island Phasmid was thought to be extinct until a small population was discovered on Balls Pyramid in February 2001. It is thought that the population on Balls Pyramid probably does not exceed 10 individuals. More

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