Violence is everywhere!
Surprise, surprise! Violence happens in the world of caterpillars too. The lower of the 3 caterpillars was climbing up to the top of the swan plant stem where the other 2 were feeding on the stem. When the larger of the two feeders felt the climber's presence, it swung its upper body over and down like a punch to the climber's head.😲 Perhaps a bite was included. Result: The largest of the 3 caterpillars turned around and retreated.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Levin 1110-1
Levin, photographed this morning (Sunday) from about halfway up the Arapaepae track to the Trig.
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