Platypus project paints positive population picture

Key points

• A platypus monitoring project has detected the species at a record 91 sites across the City of Moreton Bay. The sampling this year found platypus at eight sites where they had not been detected before, including the Caboolture Region Environmental Education Centre in Burpengary.
• The tests use environmental DNA, which picks up animal traces in water without disturbing the animals or their habitat. Mayor Peter Flannery said the results point to a widespread population across the city.
• Council will use the results to guide catchment work, including riparian restoration along waterways.