Scientists are trying to save the rare Cornish rustic sandhill moth from
extinction. The moth has astounded experts by surviving on a half-mile of
shingle bar and living through winter storms, summer heat and even waves
breaking over it. The moth was discovered on Loe Bar near Helston, Cornwall,
in 1974, and a colony of about 200 of the well-camouflaged insects live on
the shingle. Researchers from the University of Exeter and Spalding
Associates, the environmental consultancy, say that the moths are at risk
from climate change and rising sea levels.
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