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✍️ A giant, fluorescent pink slug has made a comeback on Mount Kaputar in NSW, Australia, after being nearly wiped out by bushfires in 2019.
👉 The kaputar slug is a unique species found only on Mount Kaputar in NSW, Australia
👉 The slug was nearly wiped out by bushfires in 2019, but 60 survivors were spotted in 2020
👉 The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has run the Slug Sleuth app to track the slug's recovery
👉 Experts are using the data to determine the slug's habitat preferences and the effects of climate change on the population
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Exclusive: The kaputar slug, which can grow longer than a human hand, was almost wiped out in the black summer bushfires of 2019-20Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA giant, fluorescent pink slug’s comeback on Mount Kaputar has been mapped by eager citizen scientists.The kaputar slug grows up to 20cm long – outstripping the average human hand – and 6cm wide. The only place it exists in the entire world is on an extinct volcano in NSW’s Mount Kaputar national park.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/11/giant-pink-slug-makes-a-comeback-on-extinct-volcano-in-nsw-national-park