THANK YOU!!
The Platypus Partnership Program gratefully acknowledges research funding from the Australian Government via both Natural Resource Management North and the Caring for Our Country program. The program benefitted from constructive research collaborations with researchers at a number of institutions including The Universities of Tasmania, Adelaide, Melbourne, Monash, Sydney, Western Sydney, and Charles Sturt University. In particular we thank: Michael Driessen, Annie Phillips (DPIPWE), Niall Stewart, Dominic Geraghty, Mandeep Kaur, Roger Latham and Sarah Munks (UTAS), Andrew Weeks and Elise Furlan (CESAR), Frank Gruzner and David Stephens (Adelaide Uni.), Kathy Belov and Mette Lillie (Sydney Uni.) and Joanne Connolly (Charles Sturt Uni).
We gratefully acknowledge the constructive input of participants at the Tasmanian platypus conservation workshop held in Hobart in September 2009. The following people participated in the workshop: Amelia Swan, Annie Philips, David Stevens, Dominic Geraghty, Eddie Tsyrlin, Elise Furlan, Frank Grutzner, Gemma Morrow, James Macgregor, Jessica Thomas, Joanne Connolly, Josh Griffiths, Mark Nowakowski, Mary Lou Conway, Mette Lillie, Michael Dreissen, Niall Stewart, Nick Gust, Nick Jones, Nigel Forteath, Rachelle Olsson-Herrin, Rodney Armistead, Sarah Munks, Sarah Peck, Steffen Kolomyjec, Tiggy Grillo, Tom Grant, Xianlan Cui, Yolanda Szefky.
We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of the following people for reporting their observations of wild platypus (both sick and healthy), local advice, access to properties, and assistance with field surveys. If you enjoy watching these fantastic animals, please send us the details of your sightings as you are directly contributing to the broader statewide picture of platypus distribution and disease spread.
Platypus observations
Bev Armstrong Michael Attard Leen Bakker Alison Beswick Jenny Bicanic Stewart Blackhall John Bowden Alex Bradley Tracey Brand Cheryl Bresnehan Viv Briggs Simone Brinsmead Frances Butler Ray Carroll Jo Carter Pete Castles Vic Causby Peter Clark Francis Cleaver Ralph Cooper Deb & Ivor Craft Jill Dunham Hugh Dunthorn Gail Eacher Janet Fenton Chris Forrester Hannah Gamble Lorraine Griffiths Jane Grose Rosie Gude Bob Hamilton Ian Harrington Jaqueline Harris Cath Harrison Sandra Harwood Fiona Hume Becky Ieson Dan Ivanoff Sabina Jellet Linda Jobson Sarah Lloyd Peter Maloney Matt Marrison Cynthia Masters Paula Michael Jane Millar Rusty Morely Carol Narakott Michael Noble Kathy Nolan Roger Norton Maura O'Connor Brian Patrick David Pemberton Evan Phelan Darren Phillips Caroline Randall Robin Roberts Michael Roland RogerSawyer Martin Schroeter Liz Sharples John Simmons Jo Slijkerman Alex Spink Chris Stapleton Alison Stebbing Penney Stewart C Stodhart Ross Story Margaret Stubbs Angela Torlop Shannon Troy Simon Voorwinde Mike Wadsley Alan Wheeler Natasha Whish-Wilson Nicole Amelia Rosemary (Evandale) Annette (Upper Blessington) | Landowners/Field assistants
Bev & Stan Pickering Bill & Robyn Gibson Brett Moreby Bushy Park Estate Elise Furlan Eskleigh House Hobart Pathology James Macgregor Jamie Mason John Stebbings Julia Sommerfeld Launceston Pathology Lindon Isles Lindsay from Rocky Cape Louise Jerrim Mark Blytheman Mavis and Nigel Burgess Millybrook Lodge Mt Field Staff North-West Pathology Patrick Holcombe Peter Doyle Phil Adams Platypus House staff Rachelle Olsson-Herrin Rob Miller Roderick O'Connor Shan White Silvio Zulli Springfield Hatchery staff Stuart McColl Sykes family Terry (Mountain Stream Fishery) Tim Browning Tom Clarke Ziggy & Angelika | |