People for Animal Welfare Services

A research team from the University of New South Wales has indicated that the habitat of rare Australian Platypus has reduced by 22% since 1990. Moreover, New South Wales, has registered a 32% decline in platypus observations in 30 years. Well-known for its duck-like bill, Australian Platypus is categorized as 'near threatened' species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Drought has been cited as the major threat to the egg… read-more