Platypus at Bega, NSW
Identification history
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | 7 Apr 2020 | MatthewHiggins |
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Prior to the fires and floods earlier this year, I regularly saw Platypus in the Anabranch, as posted on the Atlas. But then they disappeared. After making a number of unsuccessful trips following the floods, today I at last saw Platypus (2) in one of the ponds which I have patrolled since last August. So they have survived the ash-laden water, and if they moved for a time into the Bega and Brogo Rivers (parts of which I have also looked at unsuccessfully), some at least are back. I hope the sightings increase.
Great news.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.855332-36.677954
- Places Bega, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Apr 2020 11:10 AM Recorded on
- MatthewHiggins Recorded by
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MatthewHiggins South Coast NatureMapr Ornithorhynchus anatinus Monotremes Mammals
Species information
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
- Platypus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude