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BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-04-27 · 02:15 UTC

Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says

"The species was only "hanging on, not thriving" in NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin."

"There's no state or national monitoring framework for platypuses...Dr Bino said platypuses had survived Australia's natural cycles for millions of years, but were now struggling to adapt to human-driven changes. We've been disrupting the natural flow regime and fragmenting and isolating platypus populations."

"Platypus are pretty much wiped out from the mainland in South Australia. They used to occur all along the Murray but that's no longer the case." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/platypuses-should-be-threatened-species-in-nsw-researcher-says/106520128
#platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #NSW #monotremes #MDB #ThreatenedSpecies #biodiversity #water #pollution #sprawl #ImperviousSurfaces #roads #runoff #drowning #WipeoutAU

#wipeoutau #platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #nsw

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-04-27 · 02:15 UTC

Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says

"The species was only "hanging on, not thriving" in NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin."

"There's no state or national monitoring framework for platypuses...Dr Bino said platypuses had survived Australia's natural cycles for millions of years, but were now struggling to adapt to human-driven changes. We've been disrupting the natural flow regime and fragmenting and isolating platypus populations."

"Platypus are pretty much wiped out from the mainland in South Australia. They used to occur all along the Murray but that's no longer the case." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/platypuses-should-be-threatened-species-in-nsw-researcher-says/106520128
#platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #NSW #monotremes #MDB #ThreatenedSpecies #biodiversity #water #pollution #sprawl #ImperviousSurfaces #roads #runoff #drowning #WipeoutAU

#roads #platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #nsw

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-04-27 · 02:15 UTC

Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says

"The species was only "hanging on, not thriving" in NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin."

"There's no state or national monitoring framework for platypuses...Dr Bino said platypuses had survived Australia's natural cycles for millions of years, but were now struggling to adapt to human-driven changes. We've been disrupting the natural flow regime and fragmenting and isolating platypus populations."

"Platypus are pretty much wiped out from the mainland in South Australia. They used to occur all along the Murray but that's no longer the case." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/platypuses-should-be-threatened-species-in-nsw-researcher-says/106520128
#platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #NSW #monotremes #MDB #ThreatenedSpecies #biodiversity #water #pollution #sprawl #ImperviousSurfaces #roads #runoff #drowning #WipeoutAU

#platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #nsw #monotremes

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-04-27 · 02:15 UTC

Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says

"The species was only "hanging on, not thriving" in NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin."

"There's no state or national monitoring framework for platypuses...Dr Bino said platypuses had survived Australia's natural cycles for millions of years, but were now struggling to adapt to human-driven changes. We've been disrupting the natural flow regime and fragmenting and isolating platypus populations."

"Platypus are pretty much wiped out from the mainland in South Australia. They used to occur all along the Murray but that's no longer the case." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/platypuses-should-be-threatened-species-in-nsw-researcher-says/106520128
#platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #NSW #monotremes #MDB #ThreatenedSpecies #biodiversity #water #pollution #sprawl #ImperviousSurfaces #roads #runoff #drowning #WipeoutAU

#wipeoutau #roads #drowning #runoff #impervioussurfaces #sprawl

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-04-27 · 02:15 UTC

Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says

"The species was only "hanging on, not thriving" in NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin."

"There's no state or national monitoring framework for platypuses...Dr Bino said platypuses had survived Australia's natural cycles for millions of years, but were now struggling to adapt to human-driven changes. We've been disrupting the natural flow regime and fragmenting and isolating platypus populations."

"Platypus are pretty much wiped out from the mainland in South Australia. They used to occur all along the Murray but that's no longer the case." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/platypuses-should-be-threatened-species-in-nsw-researcher-says/106520128
#platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #NSW #monotremes #MDB #ThreatenedSpecies #biodiversity #water #pollution #sprawl #ImperviousSurfaces #roads #runoff #drowning #WipeoutAU

#platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #nsw #monotremes

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-01-03 · 00:25 UTC

When clearing your paddock with an excavator
or bulldozing your garden
or doing your renovation with a bobcat
or burning heaps or mulch piles
or letting your dogs off leash -

Keep an eye out for echidna puggles in burrows.
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/watch-out-for-puggle-burrows/106123746
#wildlife #monotremes #echidnas #sprawl #pets #biodiversity #climate

#wildlife #monotremes #echidnas #sprawl #pets #biodiversity

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @[email protected] · 2025-03-09 · 17:53 UTC

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #160: Platypuses glow in UV light and we don't know why 🤔
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#platypus #monotremes #australia #wtf #butwhytho #glowinthedark #strangebuttrue #trivia #didyouknow #animals #bizarre #nature #biology #webcomic #comic #animals #funfacts #facts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

#platypus #monotremes #australia #wtf #butwhytho #glowinthedark

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2024-08-19 · 22:41 UTC

Waterways contaminated with "forever chemicals"
The fate of Bellingen's platypuses

"An Australian-first study found perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the liver of deceased platypuses collected from numerous rivers in eastern NSW. PFOS is toxic to humans and has been linked to some cancers."

"Scientists from Western Sydney University (WSU) have discovered perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the livers of eight deceased platypuses collected from numerous eastern NSW rivers, from the north coast in Bellingen to the alps of Jindabyne."

"All eight wild platypuses collected from NSW waterways over the past two and a half years returned results with concentrations of some PFOS in them, ranging from 4 micrograms per kilogram (µg/kg) to 1,200 µg/kg — some of the highest concentrations of any species in the world."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/australia-first-study-finds-forever-chemicals-in-platypuses/104244072

Platypus Survival - Inspired by True Events
https://bellingenarea.blogspot.com/2023/11/platypus-survival-inspired-by-true.html
#platypuses #Bellingen #rivers #creeks #water #NSW #PFOS #pollution #sentinels #PerfluorooctaneSulfonate #FirefightingFoam #contamination #monotremes #wildlife #chemical #FoodChain #MidNorthCoast

#platypuses #bellingen #rivers #creeks #water #nsw

Hashtag Lists @[email protected] · 2023-05-27 · 04:50 UTC

CW: Long List Showing Animal Phyla with Examples and Links

Animal Kingdom

Domain Eukaryota #Eukaryotes
Kingdom Animalia #Animals
Subdivision Bilateria BilateralSymmetry
Phyla Nephrozoa
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Phylum Chordata Chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata (Craniate)
Superclass Agnatha
Jawless Fish #Lamprey #Hagfish
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Jawed Vertbrates
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Chondrichthyes Cartilaginous fish #Sharks #Skates #Rays
Class Osteichthyes Bony Vertebrates
Subclass Actinoptetygii Ray-finned fish #Sturgeon Paddlefish Bowfin Gars
Subclass Sarcoptetygii Lobe-finned fish
Class Amphibia #Amphibians #Frogs
Class Sauropsida #Reptiles #Birds
Subclass Synapsida
Class Mammalia (#Mammals)
Order Monotremata (#Monotremes) #Platypus #Echidna
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Marsupialia (#Marsupials) Bandicoots #Kangaroos #Koalas #Opossums TasmanianDevils #Wallabies #Wombats
Infraclass Placentalia
Clade Atlantogenata
SuperOrder Xenarthra
Order Cingulata Armidillos
Order Pilosa #Anteaters #Sloths
SuperOrder Afrotheria
Clade Afroinsectiphilia
Order Afrosoricda GoldenMoles OtterShrews Tenrecs
Order Macroscelidea ElephantShrews
Order Tubulidentata #Aardvarks
Clade Paenungulata
Order Hydrocoidea Hydaxes
Order Proboscide #Elephants
Order Sirenia #Dugongs #Manatees
Magnorder Boreoeutheria
SuperOrder Euarchontoglires
Clade Gliriformes
Clade Glires
Order Lagomorha #Hares #Pikas #Rabbits
Order Rodentia #Beavers #Mice #Rats #Squirrels #Voles
GrandOrder Euarchonta
Order Scandentia TreeShrews
MirOrder Primatomorpha
Order Dermoptera Colugos
Order Primates #Apes #Humans #Lemurs Lorises #Monkeys
SuperOrder Laurasiatheria
Order Eulipotyphla Gymnures #Hedgehogs #Moles Shrews Solenodons
Order Chioptera #Bats
GrandOrder Ferungulata
MirOrder Ungulata
Order Artiodactyla #Antelope #Camels #Cattle #Deer #Pigs #Whales
Order Perissodactyla #Donkeys #Horses Rhinoceroses #Tapirs #Zebras
MirOrder Ferae
Order Carnivora #Bears #Cats #Dogs #Mongooses #Seals
Order Pholidota #Pangolins

Superphylum Ecdysozoa
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Chelicerata
Class Arachnida #Mites #Scorpions #Spiders
Subphylum Myriapoda
Class Diplopoda #Millipedes
Class Chilopoda #Centipedes
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta (#Insects)
Subclass Apterygota Primitive wingless insects with incomplete metamorphosis
Order Archaeogantha hump-backed/jumping Bristletails
Order Zygentoma #Silverfish Firebrats Fishmoths
Subclass Palaeoptera Primitive winged insects, with their wings held upright or outstretched at rest and incomplete metamorphosis
Order Ephemeroptera #Mayflies
Order Odanata #Dragonflies #Damselflies
Subclass Polyneoptera Winged insects, with a broad, fan-like extension to their hind wings, and incomplete metamorphosis
Order Orthoptera BushCrickets #Crickets #Grasshoppers #Locusts
Order Phasmida #StickInsects
Order Plecoptera Stoneflies
Order Dermaptera #Earwigs
Order Blattodea #Cockroaches #Termites
Order Embioptera Webspinners
Order Grylloblatteria Rockcrawlers
Order Mantophasmatodea Prayingmantids Walkingsticks
Order Zoraptera AngelInsects
Subclass Paraneoptera Higher insects, with mostly incomplete metamorphosis, where a nymph generally resembles the adult
Order Hemiptera #Truebugs
SubOrder Auchenorrhyncha #Cicadas #Leafhoppers #Planthoppers #Treehoppers Spittlebugs
SubOrder Heteroptera
InfraOrder Cimicomorpha #BedBugs BatBugs AssassinBugs PirateBugs
InfraOrder Dipsocoromorpha
InfraOrder Inicocephaloidea
InfraOrder Gerromorpha WaterStriders
InfraOrder Leptopodomorpha ShoreBugs SpinyShoreBugs
InfraOrder Nepomorpha True WaterBugs
InfraOrder Peloridimorpha
InfraOrder Pentatomomorpha #StinkBugs FlatBugs SeedBugs
SubOrder Sternorhyncha #Aphids ScaleInsects Whiteflies
Order Phthiraptera sucking & biting #Lice
Order Psocoptera Booklice Barklice
Order Thysanoptera #Thrips
Subclass Endopterygota Higher insects, with a clear metamorphosis from larva via a pupa to adult, also called Holometabola
Order Coleoptera #Beetles
Order Diptera true #Flies
Order Hymenoptera #Ants #Bees #Wasps
Order Lepidoptera #Butterflies #Moths
Order Mecoptera Scorpionflies
Order Megaloptera Alderflies
Order Neuroptera Lacewings
Order Siphonaptera #Fleas
Order Raphidioptera Snakeflies
Order Strepsiptera Twistegwingflies
Order Trichoptera Caddisflies Sedgeflies