Researchers uncover extraordinary navigation skills of #bogong #moths in #NSW #SnowyMountains. The moths are the only known #insects in the world to travel such a long distance, at night, from a broad geographical region to a very specific destination, in their first and only return journey.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-20/bogong-moth-navigation-mystery-research/102367702

Researchers uncover extraordinary #navigation skills of #bogong #moths in NSW Snowy Mountains. "If the bogongs stopped coming to the mountains, entire ecosystems could collapse from the bottom up”
I remember them being sprayed with #pesticides and sucked up with vacuum cleaners in Sydney.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-20/bogong-moth-navigation-mystery-research/102367702
migratory species, Threatened Species.
Australian #Alps #KeystoneSpecies #Extinction

It’s brilliant to hear that the #endangered #Bogong #Month has bounced back from being #endangered , thanks to the unrelenting #LaNina and her attachment to Australia

The #bogong moth population has started to bounce back after nearing #extinction but the insect’s future remains fragile.
“Turn off unnecessary outdoor lights, don’t use #insecticides, plant native plants to support #moth migration up to the alps and back to their breeding grounds again in autumn, and keep using things like Moth Tracker to help us gather data”.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/17/bogongs-back-la-nina-rains-help-mo