Australian Conservation Foundation: Protecting platypus
Habitat destruction and climate change are taking a toll on one of our most iconic animals. To better understand the plight of the platypus, ACF is working with researchers who’ve been monitoring them for decades. They say the more they learn, the more they believe platypuses should be listed as ‘threatened’.
The Australian Conservation Foundation is working to increase public awareness and protection of platypus. The wonderful folks at Australian Conservation Foundation approached us to compile a suite of imagery and footage of platypus in the wild, and interview a couple of people whose lives are intrinsically linked to these incredible animals.
The work:
Pre-production and field production
Topside cinematography: supply of raw footage including interviews with two key spokespeople and footage of platypus in the wild
Photography: a suite of imagery of platypus in the wild and portraits of key spokespeople.
Broken River in Eungella National Park, Queensland, is one of the best places to spot platypus in Australia. We planned a four-day shoot to capture platypus in the wild, spending three nights near Broken River and one night at the Platypus Bush Camp near Finch Hatten Gorge in Mackay to interview ‘Wazza’ the owner and platypus advocate.
“Woody and Harriet are extremely talented and consistently professional. Grumpy Turtle have really helped fill the filming gaps that ACF has experienced during COVID-19 lockdowns. Would highly recommend working with the Grumps!”
- Tessa Stevens, Video Producer at Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)
