‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Swarms of bogong moths have surprised New South Wales residents over the last few days – with experts saying sightings of the endangered native insect are cause for excitement rather than alarm.…

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