An article was published in the popular scientific journal Biological Conservation, which states that scientists
A corresponding study was conducted by biologists fromUniversity of New South Wales - it was they who noted the fact that in the next 50 years, with the worst case scenario, the number of duckbill in natural conditions will decrease by 73%. It is important to understand that at the moment, all attempts to artificially breed them in one way or another fail.
According to scientists, the Australian authorities are obliged as soon as possible to include the platypus in the lists of protected species, as well as seriously engage in the restoration of their colonies in natural conditions.