Wildlife Queensland projects update: From elusive quolls to butterfly corridors
22 December 2023 Wildlife Queensland project officer Hannah Thomas has been involved in several projects in South East Queensland these past few months. She has been busy gathering spotted-tailed quoll data, planting platypus habitat, creating butterfly corridors, and...
“Name the Platypus Chocolate” contest winning name revealed
© Maleny Chocolate Co. 26 October 2023 Meet Obi the Platypus, Maleny Chocolate Co.’s newly named chocolate platypus and the winning name in our “Name the Platypus Chocolate” contest. Our recent “Name the Platypus Chocolate” contest,...
20 Years of platypus conservation celebrated at PlatypusWatch party
© Wildlife Qld 25 October 2023 Wildlife Queensland’s PlatypusWatch program, dedicated to the monitoring and preservation of platypus populations in Queensland, marked its remarkable two-decade journey with a ‘Platy Party’ held at the Pooh Corner...
Vote now: Platypus chocolate naming contest down to 5 finalists
3 October 2023 Public voting is now open for the Name the Platypus Chocolate contest, which will ultimately determine the official name for Maleny Chocolate Co.’s delightful new chocolate creation. Maleny Chocolate Co. and Wildlife Queensland reviewed 277 entries to...
PlatypusWatch: 20 Years protecting Queensland’s iconic platypus population
29 September 2023 Wildlife Queensland’s PlatypusWatch program has been monitoring and protecting platypus in Queensland for 20 years! PlatypusWatch will celebrate this milestone on 22 October 2023 with a Platy Party at Pooh Corner Environmental Centre. Join us...
Help “Name the Platypus Chocolate” and WIN!
11 September 2023(Last updated: 12 September 2023) This September, Wildlife Queensland and Maleny Chocolate Co. are inviting Australian residents to “Name the Platypus Chocolate”. The online naming contest, which runs from 11 – 28 September, gives one...
Act now to save Queensland’s platypus and other aquatic wildlife!
28 July 2023 Wildlife Queensland is making an urgent plea to Queenslanders to support the Society’s campaign to ban the use of deadly opera house nets (enclosed yabby traps). For far too long, Queensland has allowed these horrific traps to take a toll on our unique...
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...
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...