A landslip at the edge of Sydney's Royal National Park has sent thick, black sediment into nearby waterways, which scientists hope will not hurt platypuses re-homed earlier this year.
abc.net.au/news/royal-national-park-platypus-health-fears-peabody-mine-/102742268Scientists re-homing a group of platypuses in Australia's oldest national park fear thick, black sediment from a nearby mine site could contaminate the animal's food supply.A joint conservation effort rehomed four male and six female platypuses into the Hacking RiverIn May, a joint conservation project reintroduced four male and six female platypuses into the Royal National Park's Hacking River.
"I immediately contacted the EPA for more information to understand the extent of the incident," Dr Bino said. Prior to the landslip at Metropolitan colliery, Dr Bino said the first three months of the program had been successful."We're elated to watch them settle in."Associate Professor at Western Sydney University's School of Science, Ian Wright, said subsequent contamination of macroinvertebrates which the platypus fed off could be deadly.
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