ON NATIONAL Threatened Species Day, West Gippsland CMA were pleased to report that the 2021 statewide Great Australian Platypus Search citizen science project to detect platypus through environmental DNA (eDNA) has revealed that the threatened species is widespread across West Gippsland being found in over ten waterways across the catchment.

West Gippsland’s Waterwatch volunteers answered the call to assist in the s