Tiny #Moth Seen Navigating by The Stars in Scientific First https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-moth-seen-navigating-by-the-stars-in-scientific-first

Bogong #moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09135-3

"When the warmer days of spring spread across the country, billions of #BogongMoths up stakes and fly, unerringly and only at night, up to 1,000 km to a place they have never been before: the cool #caves high in the #AustralianAlps... they use the starry sky without any additional cues to fly in that direction"

Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/15/australian-alps-face-worlds-largest-loss-of-snow-by-end-of-century-research-shows #AustralianAlps #snow #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalHeating

The Australian Alps receive more snow than the Swiss Alps.

#science #sciecnefacts #australia #australianalps

Seriously, though. Look at this place.
#AustralianAlps #NgarigoCountry #lichensubscribe #mosstodon

Falls Creek put on a show today. So beautiful. #australianalps #nature #iphonephotography

Last night I helped on video at a social night presentation by Cam Walker for Victorian bush walkers on threats to alpine ecosystems in Australia. These are our Islands in the sky. Cam knows & lives in our Victorian High Country, as a walker, cross country skier, Member of CFA and a keen advocate.
* protection of the High Country,
* logging of #AustralianAlps walking track
* protection of iconic #snowgums
* increasing #bushfire frequency threat
* increasing temperatures with #climatechange.

I have so many questions about the bike racks in Bright: why are they like this; if they’re better than the “normal” ones, why aren’t they everywhere; how are they better? Etc. #AustralianAlps #Porepunkah #BikeRack #cycling

Coffee on the balcony at #DumuCafe in #Bright. Overcast day after solid rain last night, but not cold and we can still see some mountains. #AustralianAlps #MtBuffalo

Worth reading Richard Barnes on ‘Devastation and blindness in our High Country’

Highlights snowgum death and decline, and reduction in natural snow fields and increasing resort to artificial snow making for ski runs.

While those who use the ski fields, many people of influence, appear blind to taking the actions necessary to address #globalWarming.

#AustralianAlps #ClimateChange #auspol

https://johnmenadue.com/devastation-and-blindness-in-our-high-country/