Dr Darren Bito has been appointed to the position of Entomologist at the Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Project in Papua New Guinea. Dr Bito, who holds a degree and master’s from the University of PNG and a PhD from Griffiths University in Queensland, is an experienced entomologist who most recently worked as Dean at the School of Science and Technology in Pacific Adventist University, PNG. Prior to this, he carried out entomological research at the New Guinea Binatang Research Centre. Dr Bito will receive additional induction at the Kuranda Butterfly Farm, near Cairns, before taking up his post at the Higaturu Estate near Popondetta, where a new laboratory and breeding facility for this, the world’s largest and most endangered butterfly, is currently under construction.
Saving swallowtail and birdwing butterflies
Supporters & Collaborators
Our Mission
The mission of the Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust is to conserve and protect members of the Papilionidae, a worldwide family of more than 580 species that include the largest, most spectacular and most endangered butterflies on the planet.
Aims
SBBT aims to build the capacity of local people and organisations to achieve long-lasting conservation and sustainable change.
Methods
We achieve this in four ways: we raise financial resources; convene research networks and partnerships; catalyse action, and provide scientific and technical support to conservation projects.
Wider Reach
Our work is generally planned and executed in the context of wider butterfly faunas, their foodplants, and the ecosystems that they inhabit.
Giving
Financial contributions are welcome and will be treasured. We also need your ideas, new information, suggestions and encouragement!
What We Do
We do four things to help swallowtails and birdwings: we raise financial resources; convene networks and partnerships; catalyse action, and provide scientific and technical support.
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