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Epping
Forest National Park (Scientific)
Epping Forest National
Park (Scientific), north-west of
Clermont in central Queensland,
was established in 1971 to protect
the last known population of Northern
Hairy-nosed Wombats.
Wombats occupy only
about 500 hectares of the 3160 hectares
of the park because most of the
park's soils are heavy clays, which
aren't suitable for burrowing in.
In recent years dingoes
were responsible for the deaths
of a substantial number of Northern
Hairy-nosed Wombats. As a result,
the park is now completely surrounded
by a large fence in order to keep
these predators out.
To make sure
these endangered wombats aren't
disturbed, only scientists, volunteers
and park rangers can enter Epping
Forest National Park (Scientific).
