Saving the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat - one of the world's most endangered species | ABC Australia

Conservationists in central Queensland are using radar technology to map the burrows of one of the world's most endangered animals.

At over a metre long and weiging in at up 35 kilos, the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat is the largest burrowing herbivore in the world.

There are only an estimated 315 of the creatures left, spread out across two protected reserves in rural Queensland.

It's hoped a collaboration between AWC, the Wombat Foundation and Subsurface Mapping Solutions will help to bring the species back from the brink.

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[dexterplameras]

The Hairy Nosed wombat relies on grass for food. This food source has led to their demise, as they are competing with livestock which is fine during times of feast, but when there is a famine due to drought or a bushfire, the Hairy Nosed Wombat loses out because livestock eat the remaining grass. If anyone takes a look at a satellite photo of any part of Australia in non desert areas, the majority is farmland.

[jenniferwatson]

How do they keep the rain from flooding their burrows, please?

[stephenp.farrelly]

It was refreshing to here the town name pronounced CORRECTLY . . . CLERmont and not the usual CLAREmont

[CyborgBoxing]

This story is OLD as hell .. just look at the comments. 😒
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