Lord Howe boobook than both the New Zealand and Norfolk Island subspecies. The Lord Howe boobook was restricted to Lord Howe Island where it inhabited the native forests as well as occurring around the settlements. Exactly when the Lord Howe boobook became extinct is uncertain. Boobook calls were apparently heard on the island until the 1950s, but during the 1920s boobooks from near Sydney in eastern Australia had been introduced, along with barn owls and masked owls, in an unsuccessful effort to control the black rats that had overrun the island. The rats had been accidentally introduced in June 1918 with the grounding
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy is a professional body of clinical immunologists, allergy specialists and immunology scientists in New Zealand and Australia that aims to "advance the science and practice of clinical immunology and allergy, by promoting education and the highest standard of ethical medical practice." It was formed in 1991 by the merging of the Australian College of Allergy with the Australasian Society of Immunology Clinical Immunology Group. It publishes guidelines and position statements on the management of allergies and sensitivities, provides in-person and online training, and hosts conferences.