SYDNEY (Reuters) - The world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents as part of a project to protect the semi-aquatic mammal found only in Australia amid threats to its ...

Eighty-six years ago today, the last known thylacine died in a zoo in Hobart, Tasmania. To commemorate the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger, as it’s commonly known, September 7 is now National ...

The man took the platypus from its natural habitat on Tuesday and was seen taking it on a train the same day, showing it to passengers. The animal was wrapped in a towel and could be seen being pat, ...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with allegedly removing a platypus from its natural habitat in Morayfield, a town in Australia, Queensland Police said on Thursday following a hunt for the suspect ...

Australian authorities have charged a man after he allegedly stole a platypus from the wild and took it onto public transit. The unnamed 26-year-old man faces a fine of up to A$430,000 ($288,500) ...

Two deceased platypus are seen in this image released by Aussie Ark SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's platypus is under severe stress as the continent's prolonged drought dries up river beds, leaving one ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian conservationists on Wednesday unveiled plans to build the world's first refuge for the platypus, to promote breeding and rehabilitation as the duck-billed mammal faces ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WTSP) — The native Australian platypus could become extinct in the coming years as it struggles to adapt to climate change and extreme conditions. Drought has been the biggest ...

SYDNEY (AFP) — The world's first dedicated platypus refuge will be established to rescue the unique Australian animals from climate change-fueled crises, as bushfires and drought increasingly threaten ...

The platypus, a species unique to Australia, was reintroduced into the country’s oldest national park just south of Sydney on Friday in a landmark conservation project after disappearing from the area ...

The police had appealed for help after the platypus was spotted at a train station in Queensland. The animal was later released, but the authorities have been unable to find it. By Mike Ives A man in ...

SYDNEY, Australia – Platypuses are at risk of extinction due to Australia’s devastating droughts and other threats, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of New South Wales ...