The Nature Diary: Why do Fireflies low, and where can we find them?

Gugs Mhlungu chats with Resident CSI and conservationist Tim Neary and Renier Basson, Entomologist & Senior field officer with the EWT (Endangered Wildlife Trust),about the fascinating world of fireflies, where in parts of the country you can find them, how they face pressures from light pollution, habitat loss, climate change, and chemical pesticides/snail pellets, and how to protect them.

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