Explanation:

• The Australian conservationists have unveiled their plan to build the world’s first refuge for the platypus, a duck-billed mammal, that are facing extinction due to climate change.
• The new facility will promote breeding and rehabilitation of these iconic creatures, which are native to Australia.
• The Taronga Conservation Society Australia and the New South Wales State government plans to build the specialist facility by 2022, at a zoo 391-km from Sydney.