The great moth revival: how bogongs have bounced back

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This animated map shows the insect’s population exploding in Australia’s eastern states, with the endangered species coming back from the brink If you live anywhere on the eastern side of Australia, you’ve probably noticed that bogong moths are back in a big way .

While we don’t yet have figures from ecologist-led surveys to compare with previous years, there is a wealth of data on the great moth revival being generated by citizen scientists across the eastern states.