The Northern hairy-nosed wombat is in a lot of trouble and is considered one of the rarest animals in the world. Apart from the intrusion of people into their environment, the drought of the early 1900's was thought to have finished off all Northern hairy-nosed wombats and they were declared extinct until a tiny population of 35 was found in the Epping Forest in 1937.
The Epping Forest National Park was proclaimed in 1971 to protect this last population of Northern hairy-nosed wombats, where they seem to be making a slow recovery.
After some dingo predation and the drought of the 1990s, the current population is estimated to be about 110.
The Common wombat is not endangered. The Common Wombat is listed showing a status of "least concern" with a population trend of "stable". The Southern hairy nosed wombat is also not endangered, but the Northern hairy nosed wombat is listed as Critically endangered.
The Common wombat is not endangered. The Common Wombat is listed showing a status of "least concern" with a population trend of "stable". The Southern hairy nosed wombat is also not endangered, but the Northern hairy nosed wombat is listed as Critically endangered.
No. The Common wombat is not endangered. The Common Wombat is listed showing a status of "least concern" with a population trend of "stable". The Southern hairy nosed wombat is also not endangered, but the Northern hairy nosed wombat is listed as Critically endangered.
Yes, yes it is. A wombat is an Australian mammal.
The conservation status of the northern hairy-nosed wombat is Critically Endangered, whilst the common wombat and the southern hairy-nosed wombat species are not threatened.
Of the three species of wombat, only one is endangered. The conservation status of the northern hairy-nosed wombat is Critically Endangered, whilst the common wombat and the southern hairy-nosed wombat species are not threatened. The Common Wombat is listed showing a status of "least concern" with a population trend of "stable". The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is also listed, with a status of "least concern" but with a population trend of "unknown".
The hairy-nosed wombat (not the common wombat) is the official emblem of South Australia.
Wombat
Yes it is.
no, wombats are native to Australia
Yes, that is correct
Wombats are a type of short, stocky Australian marsupial that lives in a burrow. The Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat is a critically endangered species of wombat, now found only in a 300 ha protected area, in Epping Forest National Park in central Queensland. For more information, see the link below.