Four years ago, there were only 250 Lord Howe Island woodhens left. Now there are more than 1,100 thanks to a rodent control program. It's being hailed as a symbol of what can be achieved for threatened species 'if you get the settings right'.
The large wood-feeding cockroach was thought to be extinct on Lord Howe Island and is making a comeback.
"It's a real symbol now for how, if you get the settings right for threatened species, you can get a great result," he said.
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