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ABC News: Critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat now calls Powrunna State Forest home
ABC Southern Qld / By Tobi LoftusPosted Thu 6 Jun 2024 at 6:44am In brief: Fifteen northern hairy-nosed wombats have been relocated to Powrunna State Forest near St George in South West Queensland. The species is one of the world's most endangered animals, with just...
Hair census for hairy nosed wombat
The Wombat Foundation recently contributed towards an important project to conduct genetic analysis – or ‘hair census’ – of the northern hairy-nosed wombat population at Epping Forest National Park (Scientific). Field officers from the Department of Environment and...
Recovery Action Plan 2022 released
Officially Released: Recovery Action Plan for northern hairy-nosed wombats. We are proud to partner and support this threatened species program Recovery Action Plan (RAP) for the northern hairy-nosed wombat, which is a vital roadmap to ensure the future of this native...
MEDIA RELEASE: Funding a game changer for critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombats
MEDIA RELEASE Hairy-Nosed Day May 11th Funding a game changer for critically endangered Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombats A collaboration between The Wombat Foundation, Department of Environment and Science and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy The Wombat Foundation is...
Hairy-Nosed Day 2021: Spotlight on the Department of Environment and Science
Hairy-Nosed Day 2021: Spotlight on the Department of Environment and Science On Hairy-Nosed Day The Wombat Association would like to acknowledge the vital work of Dr Alan Horsup, Dave Harper and Jenny Molyneau from the Department of Environment and Science in helping...
Hairy-Nosed Day 2021: Dunny Wombat Chapter Two release
With thanks from director Jackie French, we are proud to release this exclusive Hairy-Nosed Day 2021 special, the Dunny Wombat Chapter Two! You'll remember from 2020 HND that we released Chapter 1 - check that out here. Dunny Wombat Chapter Two by Jackie...
PRESS RELEASE: Up-listing of northern hairy-nosed wombat to critically endangered in QLD
Up-listing of northern hairy-nosed wombat to critically endangered in QLD The Wombat Foundation welcomes the announcement by the Department of Environment and Science Queensland of the change in status of the northern hairy-nosed wombat from Endangered to Critically...
The Wisdom of Wombats by Tim Harcourt
Written by Tim Harcourt* We reached ‘Peak Wombat’ in the devastating summer bushfires of 2019-20. A news report said that Wombats had been somehow herding up the animals and leading them to their burrows to shelter as the fires raged through the Australian bush....
Blog post: Hairy-nosed Day 2020 Knitting Challenge!
As part of Hairy-Nosed Day, The Wombat foundation is calling on all the talented knitters out there to help us raise funds to save the Critically Endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat. You can create a gorgeous soft wombat using this pattern kindly donated to The...
Blog Post: Hairy-Nosed Day 2020 – Dunny Wombat Chapter release
This Hairy-Nosed Day, May 11 2020, we bring you the first chapter in the life of Dunny Wombat by Jackie French. For years, hard working volunteer caretakers at Epping Forest National Park have shared stories of the antics of Dunny Wombat: the wombat whose burrow may...
Press Release: Hairy-Nosed Day 2019
Cick here to view our official Press Release for this year's Hairy-Nosed Day. HND press release - 11 May 2019
Blog post: Tackling gaps in knowledge to conserve the northern hairy-nosed wombat
18 September 2018 As the saying goes, “knowledge is power”. Well, we need all we can get if we are to bring back the northern hairy-nosed wombat from the brink of extinction. That’s why The Wombat Foundation is funding the first ever stock-take of available research...
Blog post: A day in the life of a Wombat Caretaker at Richard Underwood Nature Refuge
A day in the life of a Wombat Caretaker by Leanne Bowden & Greg Miller Imagine being among the first in the world to witness a precious northern hairy-nosed wombat joey take its’ first steps outside the burrow. Volunteer caretaker, Leanne Bowden, shares this...
Blog post: new northern hairy-nosed wombat burrows discovered by The Wombat Foundation director Leanne Brosnan
In this special blog post from the field, one of our Wombat Foundation directors Leanne Brosnan tells us how her dream came true recently when she visited the northern hairy-nosed wombats at Epping Forest National Park – and discovered new wombat burrows for good...
Critically endangered listing prompts call for action to save northern hairy-nosed wombat
MEDIA RELEASE For release 16 February 2018 Critically endangered listing prompts call for action to save northern hairy-nosed wombat The northern hairy-nosed wombat has been upgraded to critically endangered under national legislation as outlined in an updated list...
New site a priority for Queensland government
After our successful crowd funding campaign raised more than $25,000 towards a new home for the northern hairy-nosed wombats, the Queensland government has reassured the community that the search for additional sites for the species remains a priority. The ABC covered...
Australian Geographic gets behind the northern hairy-nosed wombats
From now until the end of the year, Australian Geographic is supporting The Wombat Foundation through a fundraising appeal online and in-store. Why not consider Christmas shopping at Australian Geographic knowing your purchase will help us bring the Northern...
