Plucky platypus fight back after Kangaroo Island bushfires

Stan Gorton
July 15 2021 - 7:00pm
Researchers with one of the platypus caught in specialist traps in tFlinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island. Photo supplied
Researchers with one of the platypus caught in specialist traps in tFlinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island. Photo supplied

A team of researchers has surveyed the introduced population of platypuses on Kangaroo Island, revealing that the species may be on the road to recovery following the devastation of the 2019-2020 bushfires.

Stan Gorton

Stan Gorton

Journalist

Walkley-nominated journalist based at The Islander on Kangaroo Island with an interest in the local community and the environment.