"Most people, including Australians, don’t know about most mammals in Australia," says Jack Ashby, author of the new book Platypus Matters . Reading time 5 minutes Eighty-six years ago today, the last ...

SYDNEY (AFP) — The world's first dedicated platypus refuge will be established to rescue the unique Australian animals from climate change-fueled crises, as bushfires and drought increasingly threaten ...

A team led by researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia has established a new platypus colony in the Royal National Park on the banks of the Hacking River outside of Sydney for ...

Studying the tiny animal, a 23-year-old found in a creek in Australia, offered hope for the threatened species and clues for how to help them survive. By John Yoon The platypus, a unique egg-laying ...

They're at the world’s largest conservation center for the Australian duck-billed mammals. ::Dubbo, Australia There are streams, waterfalls, and banks of earth to burrow in, custom-built to simulate a ...

(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES ECOLOGIST, DOCTOR GILAD BINO, SAYING: "The platypus is threatened for a number of reasons - human related reasons. Namely extensive water resource ...

Platypus ecologist Josh Griffiths inspects the threatened animal’s habitat near the recent wildfires. Photo courtesy San Diego Zoo Global Platypus ecologist Josh Griffiths is expressing grave concern ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have called for the platypus to be listed as a vulnerable species in Victoria state, after research found dwindling numbers of the semi-aquatic mammal because ...

The world's first dedicated platypus refuge will be established to rescue the unique Australian animals from climate change-fuelled crises, as bushfires and drought increasingly threaten their habitat ...

The platypus, a species unique to Australia, was reintroduced into the country’s oldest national park just south of Sydney on Friday in a landmark conservation project after disappearing from the area ...