Have you ever had that magical moment of spotting a platypus in the wild?
Join us at this event to learn where to look for, and how spot, platypus in the wild for this great ACF/UNSW #CitizenScience project.
Image: Young platypus on a log in McMahons Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria. Credit: Doug Gimesy.
ACF-AWR is excited to be hosting three events again in 2024 for the wonderful citizen science platy-project.
This is our second event and the first of our field events for this year. Our second field event is scheduled for 14 September, 4 – 6 pm.
We’re thrilled to be involved in the ACF and University of NSW citizen science Platy-Project again in 2024.
Join us and help researchers understand more about this elusive animal and how we can better protect it.
When: 7 September, 4 – 6 pm
Where: Willow Park, Car Park, Pearce Street, Wodonga, VIC.
What we’ll be doing:
- We’ll talk through the best ways to spot a platypus and how to not get tricked by other creatures;
- We’ll practise our platy spotting skills with a walk around the creek to identify the best platy spotting habitat; and
- We’ll also net and look at the water bugs to see what platypus food is in the area.
You may want to then invest time to watch and wait for a platypus to reveal itself at the end of the event. We’ve been watching platypus in the area recently.
We can’t promise you will see a platypus, but you’ll be well equipped to keep looking for platypus at your nearest river or creek to help researchers understand more about this incredible creature and help prevent further declines in their numbers.
Join us at our upcoming platy-project event!
RSVP as soon as possible so you don’t miss out. Places are limited to ensure the event is safe and the best experience for all of us.