Bogong moths are swarming homes, and their story is miraculous

If you live in a certain part of Australia, you have probably noticed them – big moths flying around, clinging to glass doors and gathering around lights in massive numbers. But for all the freak-outs across the east coast, naturalists are rejoicing. Today, national environment and climate editor Nick O’Malley talks about the return of the bogong moth after a near-total population collapse, and why they’re so important for our landscape.   Background reading:  • After a catastrophic decline bogong moths are back, and naturalists are celebrating  (https://www.smh.com.au/environment/co...)   The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris, from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald (https://www.smh.com.au/) and The Age (https://www.theage.com.au/) , weekdays from 5am. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, rate, review and subscribe on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel...) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0tWOA...) , YouTube (   • The Morning Edition Podcast  ) or whichever platform you find your podcasts. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.