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First Platypus sanctuary
March 7 , 2021
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- Australia is set to open the world’s first platypus sanctuary.
- It is to be setup in order to help the native species from going extinct.
- The duck-billed platypus, a species unique to Australia, is facing extinction due to bush fires and drought linked to the climate crisis.
- The refuge will be the first of its kind around the world.
- It will have the capacity to house 65 at a time.
- The facility will be built at Taronga's Western Plains Zoo by 2022.
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