Platypus Sighting Form - Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance

Reporting your platypus sighting to Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance helps us help platypuses.

Sightings guide us on where to do litter cleanups to keep local platypuses safe. Sightings also help us ensure our platypuses are taken into account during government decisions about planning and river funding. We'll use your report to keep official platypus records up-to-date, including Victorian Biodiversity Atlas records.

If you have any queries, please email platypusalliance@gmail.com

Your name (or first name and last initial)?*

Email address*

This will allow us to clarify any information provided on the form if needed. It won't be used for any other purpose unless you request it to be.

Date and time you saw the platypus? (if you're not sure give approximate date and time)*

DateHourMinutesAM/PM Option

Is this date and time exact or approximate? (select all that apply)*

DATE is EXACTDATE is APPROXIMATETIME is EXACTTIME is APPROXIMATE

How many platypus did you see at this location on this date and time? *

Drag the marker on the map to show where the platypus was/were located. Please be as specific as possible...*

Do you have any photos or videos of the platypus you saw? (Please select all that apply)

NoYes, photo/sYes, video/s

Please any upload photos or videos here, OR email them to platypusalliance@gmail.com...

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(Click on the button to upload photos and/or videos from your computer. More than one file can be uploaded. If you are unable to upload, please email the photos/videos to platypusalliance@gmail.com).

Please describe what the platypus was/were doing, in as much detail as possible...

How did you know it was a platypus? E.g. What parts of its body could you see, what did it look like, etc.?

Please describe the area where you saw the platypus - location and features of the area...

What is the postcode of where you usually live?

(Postcode won't be shared with databases - it just tells us whether you live in the area or are visiting from elsewhere).

Would you like to join as a member of Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance?

Yes (we'll send you a link - make sure your email address is provided above)Unsure (we'll send you further info - make sure your email address is provided above)NoI'm already a memberOther

Would you like to receive any of the following from Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance? (select all that apply & provide your email address)

Occasional e-newsletters and updatesNotifications of upcoming Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance eventsInformation about volunteering with Bacchus Marsh Platypus AllianceInformation about collaborating with Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance (for organisations, ecologists, zoologists and others)General information about Bacchus Marsh Platypus AllianceOther

Is there any other information or feedback you would like to share?

Platypus Sighting Form - BM Platypus Alliance