Driven To ‘Extinction’ By A Shipwreck, A 2001 Discovery Brought The ‘World’s Rarest Insect’ Back To Life

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2025/01/06/driven-to-extinction-by-a-shipwreck-a-2001-discovery-brought-the-worlds-rarest-insect-back-to-life
When the SS Makambo ran aground on the shore of Lord Howe Island in 1918, there was only one immediate casualty—a passenger who drowned as the ship was being evacuated for repairs. In the decade that followed, the island would say goodbye to five species of birds and 13 species of invertebrates that called it