University of New South Wales researchers last year appealed to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee to list the platypus as a nationally threatened species. The case was rejected, largely due to a lack of baseline data.
abc.net.au/news/researchers-dont-know-whether-platypus-populations-recovering/101350464Ecologists are warning platypus populations could be in trouble in New South Wales, but say they have no way of knowing because there is no state monitoring system.Ecologists say the platypus may be struggling in many parts of Australia after the Black Summer bushfires
Conservation ecologist Gilad Bino from the University of NSW said researchers have relied on reports of opportunistic sightings and data from citizen scientists to make the case for the animal to be put on the threatened species list. The UNSW team has found platypuses can survive extreme weather events, but only if their natural habitats were in good condition.
They are looking for signs of the normally shy platypus, which are extra active this time of year as the species prepares for the breeding season.The Waterwatch group has been monitoring two sites along a stretch of the river for seven consecutive years. This will be their eighth.
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