Lights off for the Bogong Moths

Each spring, Mountain Pygmy-possums wake up from their annual hibernation, hungry for nutritious Bogong Moths to eat so they can raise their young.

Sadly, Bogong Moth populations appear to have suffered a catastrophic decline in the past two years, which means there's simply not enough food for these tiny possums to raise their babies.

We need Australia's help finding these moths and guiding them to the possums!

Bogong Moths normally migrate from Queensland, NSW and western Victoria towards Mountain Pygmy-possum habitats. But for the past two years they haven't arrived.

There are a number of possible reasons why Bogong Moths aren’t reaching alpine areas.

As well as drought and pesticide use, bright lights from towns and cities are thought to lure and trap the moths along their migration route.