The San Diego Zoo is joining an international collaboration project to ensure the survival of one of nature's truly unique animals — the platypus.
The San Diego Zoo is joining an international collaboration project to ensure the survival of one of nature's truly unique animals — the platypus.
“In 2019-2020, we saw just how vulnerable platypus are to prolonged drought, megafires and floods, which are only going to become more common as a result of a changing climate,” said Taronga and UNSW research associate Dr. Tahneal Hawke. The research program aims to sharpen the conservation strategy for the platypus by learning more about how the mammal is responding to climate change and figuring out what interventions are needed to protect the animal..
“We hope that the refuge area inside Platypus Rescue HQ never needs to be used, but with increasing impacts of climate change and extreme weather we now have the capacity to undertake emergency rescue interventions,” said Taronga Cultural Programs Coordinator Kirsty Hargraves.
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