Austrian Butterfly And Moth Monitoring Gauges Biodiversity Decline

HALL IN TIROL, AUSTRIA - JUNE 23: Peter Huemer, a leading butterfly and moth expert and head of the Natural History Collection at the Collections and Research Center of the Tyrolean State Museums, points to examples of the Viennese emperor moth (Saturnia pyri) in the center's moth and butterfly collection on June 23, 2023 in Hall in Tirol, Austria. Saturnia pyri, Europe's largest moth with wingspans up to 20cm, has a sensing system so acute that it can detect the pheromones of a female up to 10km away. Austria has approximately 4,000 species of butterflies and moths, all of whose populations have declined to varying degree over the last century. Human intrusion, through agriculture, water diversion, urban sprawl, construction and other activities that destroy natural habitats, has caused the decline, and climate change is becoming an increasing threat, especially in Alpine regions, which are warming twice as fast as the global average. Huemer is also part of an Austrian moths and butterflies monitoring initiative called Viel-Falter that is collecting data on the animals as a means for measuring biodiversity, which is under tremendous threat across Europe. The European Parliament is currently considering the EU Nature Restoration Law that includes the aim of restoring natural habitats. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
HALL IN TIROL, AUSTRIA - JUNE 23: Peter Huemer, a leading butterfly and moth expert and head of the Natural History Collection at the Collections and Research Center of the Tyrolean State Museums, points to examples of the Viennese emperor moth (Saturnia pyri) in the center's moth and butterfly collection on June 23, 2023 in Hall in Tirol, Austria. Saturnia pyri, Europe's largest moth with wingspans up to 20cm, has a sensing system so acute that it can detect the pheromones of a female up to 10km away. Austria has approximately 4,000 species of butterflies and moths, all of whose populations have declined to varying degree over the last century. Human intrusion, through agriculture, water diversion, urban sprawl, construction and other activities that destroy natural habitats, has caused the decline, and climate change is becoming an increasing threat, especially in Alpine regions, which are warming twice as fast as the global average. Huemer is also part of an Austrian moths and butterflies monitoring initiative called Viel-Falter that is collecting data on the animals as a means for measuring biodiversity, which is under tremendous threat across Europe. The European Parliament is currently considering the EU Nature Restoration Law that includes the aim of restoring natural habitats. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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