Platypus spotting in Brisbane — Bridgeman Downs
Book now via Eventbrite This September, Brisbane City Council, Wildlife Queensland and ACF are joining forces to promote platypus conservation across the city. Join Wildlife Queensland PlatypusWatch Project Officer Tamielle Brunt on an afternoon stroll along a creek...
Platypus spotting in Brisbane — Wacol
Book now via Eventbrite This September, Brisbane City Council, Wildlife Queensland and ACF are joining forces to promote platypus conservation across the city. Join Wildlife Queensland PlatypusWatch Project Officer Tamielle Brunt on an afternoon stroll along a creek...
Platypus Month kicks off with research updates and a new team of conservation researchers
© Wildlife Queensland Images (from left to right): Australia’s iconic platypus; Tamielle Brunt and Dr Annabel Smith. 27 July 2023 | Author: Tamielle Brunt In celebration of Platypus Month this August, Wildlife Queensland’s PlatypusWatch Project Officer,...
Exciting updates from PlatypusWatch
30 June 2023 Welcome to the latest news from PlatypusWatch. While trying to complete her PhD thesis, platypus ecologist Tamielle Brunt and her team have been busy bees these last few months, creating lots of fantastic news to share with you. ABC News article Wildlife...
PlatypusWatch Wolston Centenary Platypus Talk & Results
Join Wildlife Queensland’s Ecologist Tamielle Brunt as she talks about all things platypus. Learn about the platypus population within the Wolston Catchment and find out the results from the environmental DNA water sampling of 10 sites that were undertaken as...
The occupancy model helps platypus detection accuracy
23 May 2023 Wildlife Queensland’s PlatypusWatch has commenced its annual platypus monitoring survey in South East Queensland using the environmental DNA (eDNA) detection method. This year will be the program’s eighth consecutive year of platypus eDNA monitoring across...
Wildlife Queensland launches new guide to help save vulnerable ‘brushies’
27 January 2023 Wildlife Queensland’s Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Conservation Network (BTRWCN) has launched a new revegetation guide designed to assist landholders in protecting and recreating habitat for the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata). The...
PlatypusWatch Walk & Talk Mackay
Reserve your spot Wildlife Queensland invites you to join ecologist Tamielle Brunt for a free walk and talk to learn about the iconic platypus. Mackay locals are lucky to have platypuses right on their doorstep! They are an iconic Aussie with many quirky features....
Platypus Christmas appeal wrap-up
17 January 2023 A BIG thank you to our members and supporters for helping to protect and conserve the iconic platypus this festive season. More than 118 generous people donated to our Platypus Christmas Appeal, and we are beyond excited to announce that the total...
Australia without the platypus – what a damning thought!
© Slowmotiongli from Getty Images. 15 November 2022 Wildlife Queensland has launched its annual Christmas appeal focused on a species that is arguably among the most bizarre in the world — the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Considered a hoax when a specimen...