Platypus Are Being Pushed Towards Extinction And We Need To Act Now, Scientists Urge
(World News Science)

Platypuses - undoubtedly one of nature´s strangest creations - are being pushed towards the brink of extinction. If current threats persist, platypus numbers could plummet by up to 66 percent over the next 50 years, leading to the extinction of local populations across about 40 percent of the species´ dwindling range. That´s according to a new study, published in the journal Biological Conservation this week, in which researchers from the University of New...