Numbers of unique Australian moths that migrate in their billions to alpine areas have crashed, ecologists say, putting extra pressure on the endangered mountain pygmy possum.
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| The mountain pygmy possum population is threatened again because of the dramatic decline in Bogong moths. |
Scientists believe the “astonishing” drop in Bogong moth numbers is linked to climate change and recent droughts in areas where the moths breed.
At the same time checks on the endangered mountain pygmy possum, which exists only in Australia’s alpine regions, have revealed dead litters in the pouches of females. The moths are a key food source for the possums as they wake from hibernation.
Read the story from The Guardian by Graham Readfearn - “Decline in Bogong moth numbers leaves mountain pygmy possums starving.”
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