The secret to that unspoiled landscape is a tactic used in very few other places: limiting the number of tourists who can visit at all. For over 40 years, Lord Howe has implemented a cap of 400 ...

For the last 40 years, Lord Howe has limited tourism to only allow 400 people to visit at a time. Mark Metcalfe “The longer we can keep it more unique like this, the more unique we are in the ...

If you’ve never heard of Lord Howe Island, you’re not alone. (We weren’t familiar with the Australian outpost until we visited, either.) But there’s so much to know—and love—about this ...

Some of the birds the organization discovered on Lord Howe Island — both alive and dead — had so much plastic in their bodies that it amounted to 20% of the birds' total mass.

You may not have heard of Lord Howe Island, a spec in the Tasman sea between Australia and New Zealand—many Australians haven’t either. Only about 400 people call this six-mile, volcanic isle ...

On my first visit to Lord Howe Island, I missed having lunch at Capella, thanks to a Lord Howe wood hen. At the time, the wood hen faced extinction.

The researchers on Lord Howe Island saw this coming. Snorkeling on reefs three to 10 feet deep enabled them to gather baseline data to study the reefs before, during, and after bleaching.

Lord Howe Island Airport off the coast of Australia is a gateway to a UNESCO site and has a landing strip you'll never forget. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries ...

The rare Lord Howe Island stick insect, also known as "tree lobsters," were believed to be extinct until a few were rediscovered in 2001.

Threatened species on the world heritage-listed Lord Howe Island are making a significant comeback. Five years after a multi-million-dollar New South Wales government rodent eradication project ...

By Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — Lord Howe Island has the look of a destination ripe for overtourism, with verdant mountaintops, pristine white-sand beaches and clear-blue waters teeming with ...

May 22, 2025 What It’s Like to Stay at Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island, a Secret, Idyllic Isle in Australia Making it to this ultra-exclusive resort, with nine rooms and occupancy rates that ...