Moths maligned and misunderstoodDr Barbara Anderson, quantitative ecologist at Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research and leader of the Ahi-pepe project to improve people's understanding of moths. In terms of common understanding, if you're a moth, you're a bit drab and get confused by bright lights. Ahi Pepe is a "hands on" citizen science project which aims to involve people in moths and to understand them better. By understanding moths, we get an understanding of the health of our local environment and what impacts things such as habitat loss or predator control, have on the complex ecosystem in which moths form an important part. Ahi Pepe explores the potential of moths to act as ecological indicators of the health and connectedness of our natural world.

Source: Stuff April 25, 2018 02:48 UTC