A University of New South Wales research team sets a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 7, 2021.
A platypus captured by a University of New South Wales research team is seen during fieldwork to collect population data near Byabarra, Australia, April 12, 2021.
A University of New South Wales research team sets a mesh net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 8, 2021.
Dr. Tahneal Hawke, a research assistant from the University of New South Wales, sets a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 8, 2021.
Dr. Tahneal Hawke, a research assistant from the University of New South Wales, prepares to set a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 8, 2021.
Dr. Gilad Bino, an ecologist from the University of New South Wales, conducts field research on a captured platypus near Byabarra, Australia, April 12, 2021.
Dr. Gilad Bino, an ecologist from the University of New South Wales, conducts field research on a captured platypus near Byabarra, Australia, April 12, 2021.
Dr. Tahneal Hawke, a research assistant from the University of New South Wales, checks a fyke net while conducting a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 7, 2021.
A University of New South Wales research team sets a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 8, 2021.
Dr. Tahneal Hawke (L) and Dana Lanceman, members of a University of New South Wales research team, check a fyke net while conducting a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 8, 2021.
A University of New South Wales research team sets a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 7, 2021.
A University of New South Wales research team sets a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 7, 2021.
Dr. Gilad Bino, an ecologist from the University of New South Wales, sets a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 7, 2021.
A University of New South Wales research team sets a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 7, 2021.
Dr. Gilad Bino, an ecologist from the University of New South Wales, sets a fyke net to conduct a platypus population survey in a creek near Bobin, Australia, April 7, 2021.
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