RCAAE ecologists highlight decline in high country Bogong Moths

RCAAE ecologists have, as part of their long-term monitoring, raised the alarm about the potential decline in Bogong Moths in the high country and it’s potential to negatively affect the critically endangered Burramys (Mountain Pygmy Possum).

Declines of this nature, of a common species, are likely due to drought in the moths breeding grounds. This highlights the need for better understanding of the ecology of Bogong Moths, especially in lowland landscape where they live and breed, and a better network of observation stations in the alps to understand temporal dynamics.

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