Each year, bogong moths make an extraordinary journey over 1,000 kilometres from their breeding grounds in south-eastern Australia, to spend the spring and summer in high-altitude caves in the Snowy Mountains. "We've had to create our own equipment for projecting the stars, for controlling the magnetic field, and for tethering the moths in our behavioural set ups," Professor Warrant said. …
A critically endangered fish has been released back into the New South Wales' Snowy Mountains as part of a "world-first" project to save the species from the brink of extinction. Key points: The stocky galaxias is a critically endangered fish that exists in the NSW Snowy Mountains The fish came under threat in 2019 due to the bushfires and subsequent …
On the stark tablelands in the Monaro region just east of the NSW Snowy Mountains, a group of dedicated volunteers is working hard to restore the ghostly landscape to its former glory. Even small patches of native trees in urban areas — particularly massive old ones — are like "wildlife hotels" for birds, mammals, and insects on the move, says …
A snowy plover injured as a result of the Huntington Beach oil spill is examined at the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center on Friday. A snowy plover injured as a result of the Huntington Beach oil spill is taken out of a cardboard enclosure for an exam at the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center …
