Project Description
Innovation in Conservation Symposium – May 10, 2024 – Ryde TAFE
Dr Michell Ryan (CHEN Platypus Project). The platypus is on the path to extinction and it is critical that national conservation measures are implemented. Due to their elusive behaviour, platypus are monitored using environmental DNA (eDNA) – an innovative, non-invasive sampling technique that analyses a small water sample for traces of platypus DNA. Sue will be sharing a research project being undertaken with Western Sydney Uni to establish the occurrence of platypus living in the extended Cattai Creek Catchment