ABC Feeds<p>More platypuses released in park where species is staging a comeback<br>By Brooke Chandler</p><p>Platypuses in Royal National Park are thought to have been wiped out by an oil spill more than 50 years ago, but the iconic animals are bouncing back thanks to a relocation program.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/platypuses-released-royal-national-park-unsw-rsearchers/105383716" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/pla</span><span class="invisible">typuses-released-royal-national-park-unsw-rsearchers/105383716</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EndangeredandProtectedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredandProtectedSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParks</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MiningEnvironmentalIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiningEnvironmentalIssues</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BrookeChandler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrookeChandler</span></a></p>