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Even platypuses aren't safe from bushfires – a new DNA study tracks their disappearance

By Emily McColl-Gausden, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
Andrew Weeks, Associate Senior Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne

We sampled 118 rivers and creeks before and after the Black Summer bushfires, searching for platypus DNA. Here’s what we found.

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