Probe launched into claims platypus burrow destroyed by Tasmanian council flood prevention works
Conservationists say a platypus burrow has been destroyed by contractors using an excavator undertaking remediation works for the…
Reports of wildlife displaced at Fred Caterson Reserve as controversial sports project begins
The development of a reserve in Sydney’s north-west to create a sports facility is killing and displacing wildlife,…
VIDEO: Hydra, a female platypus, was among four released into the Royal National Park this week. – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
VIDEO: Hydra, a female platypus, was among four released into the Royal National Park this week. Australian Broadcasting Corporation‘Flying…
Platypus population in Australia’s oldest national park increases to at least 20
The scientist behind the historic reintroduction of platypuses into Royal National Park says the delicate project is starting…
This 25 Million Year Old Platypus Had Teeth Built to Crack Open Armored Prey
Artistic reconstruction of Obdurodon in its natural environment. Credit: Gen Conway/Flinders University Paleontology Lab The platypus is already…
Twenty-five-million-year-old platypus fossils with teeth found in outback SA
Palaeontologists have uncovered 25-million-year-old adult platypus fossils with well-formed teeth in South Australia’s outback. Researchers from Flinders University…
Early Platypuses Had Strong Teeth and Powerful Jaws, Fossils Show
New fossils from the Namba Formation of South Australia reveal that 25 million years ago, Obdurodon insignis —…
Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says
A leading researcher is calling for the platypus to be classified as a threatened species in New South…
Scientists push to have platypus listed as ‘vulnerable’ on conservation register
Jessica McDonald thought she saw a rat scurry across the road while picking up a friend from a…
The platypus is even weirder than we thought, scientists discover
They already have the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lay eggs like reptiles and…
‘Absolutely horrified’: Community left in the dark about PFAS contamination
Among the remnants of an ancient rainforest, sits a small wetland rippling with insect life — drawing birds…
Rare pink platypus spotted in East Gippsland river by Melbourne fisherman
When Melbourne fisherman Cody Stylianou made the long drive to a quiet river in Victoria’s east a few…