Giant pink slug makes a comeback on extinct volcano in NSW national park

The hot pink slug of Mt Kaputar is back, with citizen scientists recording sightings up to 300 at once. Fears for their survival have existed since the black summer bushfires of 2019. Photograph: Adam Fawcett

A 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.