Platypus in trouble after fires: WWF study

By Liv Casben
Updated April 1 2021 - 11:27am, first published 11:21am
Research shows platypus numbers have further declined after the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.
Research shows platypus numbers have further declined after the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.

Scientists say bushfires and drought have taken a further toll on the near-threatened platypus.

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