Thermal video cameras for detection of platypus in smaller waterways

This is a slightly longer version of a talk delivered at the 2026 Triennial Platypus Conference at Taronga Zoo, Sydney, on 11 June 2026.
platypus
thermal cameras
Authors

Tim Churches

Alan Sheehan

Louisa Jorm

Published

June 17, 2026

Note

Oberon Citizen Science Network acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. The Oberon region is located on the territory of the Wiradjuri, Gundungurra and Dharug peoples who are the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work and carry out our scientific enquiry. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Tim Churches deivering this talk at the 2026 Platypus Conference at Taronga Zoo (click to zoom image)

Tim Churches deivering this talk at the 2026 Platypus Conference at Taronga Zoo (click to zoom image)

This video is a slightly longer version of a talk delivered by Tim Churches on behalf of Oberon Citizen Science Network on Thursday, 11th June 2026 at the 2026 Triennial Platypus Conference held at Taronga Zoo, Sydney.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@online{churches2026,
  author = {Churches, Tim and Sheehan, Alan and Jorm, Louisa},
  title = {Thermal Video Cameras for Detection of Platypus in Smaller
    Waterways},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  url = {https://oberon-citizen.science/posts/2026-06-17-thermal-cameras-to-detect-platypus/},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Churches, Tim, Alan Sheehan, and Louisa Jorm. 2026. “Thermal Video Cameras for Detection of Platypus in Smaller Waterways.” June 17, 2026. https://oberon-citizen.science/posts/2026-06-17-thermal-cameras-to-detect-platypus/.