Researchers warn platypus populations could be in trouble in bushfire-affected southern NSW - ABC News

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.

Ecologists 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. Key points:

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