Sunday, January 3, 2021

Platypuses are increasingly threatened, scientists say

Platypus researcher and ecologist Josh Griffiths cradles a female platypus he just captured.

 Climate change, human development, drought, and bushfires are ravaging the rivers in eastern Australia that platypuses rely on to feed and mate.
 Scientists are now urging the national government and several Australian states to list the platypus as vulnerable to extinction, so they can benefit from additional protection and conservation efforts.
 
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