Pressure on platypus numbers | Photos, video

Piia Wirsu
Updated January 7 2017 - 2:50pm, first published 2:39pm
DECLINING: The platypus population has seen a continuing steady decline, leading it's status to be upgraded to "near threatened". Picture: Piia Wirsu
DECLINING: The platypus population has seen a continuing steady decline, leading it's status to be upgraded to "near threatened". Picture: Piia Wirsu

Despite being protected, the outlook of the platypus is looking grim, with declining populations and three deaths in Tasmania just this week.

Piia Wirsu

Piia Wirsu

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