Foraging Behaviour News Today

is newsday. thank you for being with us. its 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 5:30am in odisha in india, where the countrys worst train disaster in decades happened. theres a growing sense of shock as the scale of the crash becomes more apparent. the rescue operation has been called off — with more than 275 people known to have been killed. a major investigation is under way. officials have confirmed that signalfailure may have been a factor, but there are broader concerns, too....

its seven in the morning in singapore, and 4:30am in odisha in india, where the countrys worst train disaster in decades happened. theres a growing sense of shock as the scale of the crash becomes more apparent. the rescue operation has been called off, with more than 275 people known to have been killed. a major investigation is under way. officials have confirmed that signal failure may have been a factor, but there are broader concerns, too. our correspondent archana shukla has been...

of plastic pollution. just one of the issues under discussion on world environment day. its seven in the morning here in singapore, and 3:30am in odisha in india, where the countrys worst train disaster in decades happened. theres a growing sense of shock as the scale of the crash becomes more apparent. the rescue operation has now been called off — with more than 275 people known to have been killed. a major investigation is under way. officials have confirmed that signal failure ma...

Its world environment day — led by the united nations. this years theme focusses on solutions to plastic pollution. up to 23 million tons of plastic end up in lakes, rivers, and seas every year. australias platypus is one of the animals at risk of being entangled by plastic. it is of course only found in australia. there is now a project to protect its population. earlier i spoke to gilad bino, from the centre for ecosystem science at the university of new south wales, who explained more. obvi...

And a scientist from the centre for ecosystem science at the university of new south wales joins me live from sydney to tell us more. so obviously, platypus is already highly iconic species that are only found here in australia. plastic is a significant environmental concern. look it is a problem for platypus is because of the way they forage. they close their eyes and use highly specialised bills to forage for food in the water. and so as a result of this foraging behaviour, platypus is are pro...