… Hank Bower is an ecologist and Sue Bower a rainforest restorationist with Bower Bush
Works (c/o Lord Howe Island National Park, NSW 2898, Australia; Email: [email protected]) …

Effectively controlling invasive species on islands is a critical aspect of global conservation.
Having the potential to outcompete or consume native species, it is particularly important to …

The Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae was introduced to Lord Howe Island in the 1920s to
control an irruption of the Black Rat Rattus rattus. The owl is a threatened species in New …

On 11 July 2019, during the Rodent Eradication Program on Lord Howe Island using aerial
and ground rodent-baiting, the recovery of dead non-target birds included a recently dead …

If conservation depends on people, then community partnerships are the lynchpin to conservation
success. The contribution of local knowledge, intellectual capital and volunteer labour …

Rarely is there an example of a species recovery that starts with a listing of extinction. Although
we long for such an outcome for iconic large fauna, this seems increasingly unlikely as …

The Northern Rivers area of north-east New South Wales has been settled by Europeans
for well over 150 years. During this time there has been a considerable amount of habitat …

The Australian Museum in partnership with Melbourne Zoo, the New South Wales Office of
Environment and Heritage (NSW OEH), the Lord Howe Island (LHI) Board and the LHI …

Following the third session of the forum, we held a question and answer session facilitated
by Paul Willis. The presentations (including posters) covered by this plenary session were: …

Paul Willis: I have been asked if, in this plenary, we could have a representative for each of
the posters to come down the front please and I will give you each one minute to tell us …