Finding Platypus with eDNA: A Citizen Science Workshop
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What can a bottle of water tell us about the animals living in our waterways?
Join King Island Landcare Group and EnviroDNA Program Manager, Josh Griffiths, for an introduction to environmental DNA (eDNA) and a new citizen science project investigating platypus and other vertebrates in King Island waterways.
Learn about platypus and waterway ecology, how eDNA can be used to detect wildlife from traces of genetic material left in the environment, and the correct techniques for collecting water samples. You’ll also find out how local citizen scientists can get involved in sampling waterways across the island.
The workshop launches eDNA Platypus Plus – A Citizen Scientists’ Program, which will see King Island Landcare Group coordinate sampling at up to 40 sites across the island. The results will provide baseline information about vertebrate presence in King Island waterways and help inform future conservation, research and management.
Get your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/thegathering2026/tickets
Find out what else is happening as part of The Gathering: https://www.landcaretas.org.au/gathering-program
Supported by the TasPorts Community Grant Program as part of Landcare Tasmania's Tasmanian Community Landcare Gathering 2026.
Join King Island Landcare Group and EnviroDNA Program Manager, Josh Griffiths, for an introduction to environmental DNA (eDNA) and a new citizen science project investigating platypus and other vertebrates in King Island waterways.
Learn about platypus and waterway ecology, how eDNA can be used to detect wildlife from traces of genetic material left in the environment, and the correct techniques for collecting water samples. You’ll also find out how local citizen scientists can get involved in sampling waterways across the island.
The workshop launches eDNA Platypus Plus – A Citizen Scientists’ Program, which will see King Island Landcare Group coordinate sampling at up to 40 sites across the island. The results will provide baseline information about vertebrate presence in King Island waterways and help inform future conservation, research and management.
Get your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/thegathering2026/tickets
Find out what else is happening as part of The Gathering: https://www.landcaretas.org.au/gathering-program
Supported by the TasPorts Community Grant Program as part of Landcare Tasmania's Tasmanian Community Landcare Gathering 2026.
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Where is it happening?
King Island Hotel, Tasmania 7000, 193 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia, Hobart
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