Platypus habitat shrinks by almost a quarter as scientists warn species now ‘threatened’

Recent droughts, reduced rainfall and intense fires linked to climate change playing role in loss of rivers and streams where duck-billed mammals forage for food and lay eggs

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/platypus-habitat-species-threatened-climate-change-b1760320.html
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