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Platypus disappear from five locations around south-east Queensland, research reveals
Populations of platypus have disappeared from Brisbane’s creeks and waterways, according to new research from the University of Queensland.
Key points:
- 54 waterways were sampled and 36 had no evidence of platypus
- Bremer River, Scrubby and Slacks Creeks and Enoggera and Kedron Brook had no platypus DNA
- Removal of native trees, damming and pumping of water out of the systems has contributed to the situation
Over the past five years, researchers have been sampling water from more than 50 waterways in and around Brisbane, testing for the animal’s DNA.
Researcher Tamielle Brunt said the sampling technique was one of the best ways to detect the presence of the famously elusive monotreme.
“Platypus swim in the water, they poo in the water, you can…
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