Finding Ngunba (platypus): A Symbol of Hope and Resilience in the Wet Tropics
Follow the Djabugay Bulmba Rangers in their WWF-Australia and Google.org-supported quest to find the elusive platypus on Djabugay Country in Far North...
6 February 2025
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The Platypus: A Mascot of the Misfits with deep cultural significance
The platypus is very culturally-significant to First Peoples. Find out why it is sacred and needs our support to thrive.
26 May 2024
10 Fascinating Platypus Facts That Will Surprise You
Think you know platypuses? Discover 10 amazing facts about the platypus, Australia's iconic egg-laying mammal. Learn about its venom, biofluorescence, and...
11 April 2024
In photos: baby joy after juvenile platypus found in Royal National Park survey
Scientists made an adorable and promising discovery during a recent night time survey in Royal National Park - a juvenile platypus.
10 April 2024
The paradox of the platypus
In 1815 John Thomas Campbell, the Vice-regal secretary of Governor Lachlan Macquarie wrote – “in the reaches or pools of the Campbell River, the very curious...
18 October 2023
Research confirms platypus are locally extinct in Sydney's Royal National Park
Platypus have not been seen in Sydney’s Royal National Park for decades. WWF-Australia’s Rewilding Program Manager Rob Brewster joined a team of researchers in...
3 June 2022
In photos: WWF-Australia Joins the Great Australian Platypus Search
Follow the WWF-Australia's Melbourne staff as they step out of lockdown and into the field for the first time in search of the ever-elusive platypus, using...
30 November 2021
Rewilding the platypus
Platypus have become locally extinct in areas they once thrived due to bushfires, drought, deforestation, predation and pollution. WWF-Australia and our...
6 September 2021
Egg-cellent egg-laying animals
To celebrate the Easter weekend, we’re sharing some weird and wonderful facts about egg-laying Aussie animals.
8 April 2020