Platypus monitoring in Melbourne with Josh Griffiths

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Online webinar
    Australia

  • Free - registration required
01/19/2023 12:00pm 01/19/2023 1:00pm Australia/Melbourne Platypus monitoring in Melbourne with Josh Griffiths Online webinar Melbourne Water [email protected]

Event details

Join Melbourne Water and wildlife ecologist Josh Griffiths to learn about the health of platypus populations across Melbourne.

Platypus courtesy Doug Gimesy
Image credit: Doug Gimesy

Josh is a senior wildlife ecologist for CESAR/EnviroDNA, and has an extensive professional background in platypus biology and ecology. In this live webinar, Josh will discuss how his team have been monitoring platypus, and some of the key findings from their research.

This includes:

  • the results of the Great Australian Platypus Search
  • our Urban Platypus Monitoring Program
  • community eDNA monitoring program.

If you’re one of our dedicated citizen scientists or volunteers, this is a great chance to see how your data collection has been put to work.

Join the webinar via the ZOOM link in your registration confirmation email, with your microphone muted. There will be a chance for questions at the end.

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This event is part of our ‘Expert Connections’ webinar series, where we’ve partnered with industry professionals to explore waterway management and conservation themes that inform and inspire.