The northern hairy-nosed wombat species almost became extinct in the 1980s when numbers plummeted to 30 at the Epping Forest National Park (Scientific), about 400 kilometres south-west of Mackay.

The northern hairy-nosed wombat is one of three wombat species, all found in Australia. The others are the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) and the Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons).

The northern hairy-nosed wombat – one of three wombat species – once spread widely across NSW and Queensland but is now found in the wild only in a 300 hectare area of the Epping Forest ...

Northern hairy-nosed wombats are the largest of three Australian wombat species. They have a broad nose, pointy ears, soft grey fur and black eye patches, and can weigh up to 30 kg (66 lb).

Often working from Thallon, near St George, The Wombat Foundation's Leanne Brosnan is dedicated to the northern hairy-nosed wombats' conservation. "It's very easy to fall in love with them," she said.

Good news stories about the environment are sometimes hard to find. Enter Australia’s northern hairy-nosed wombat, which has stepped back from the edge of extinction. Wombats are being relocated to ...

Northern hairy-nosed wombats were believed to be extinct until 30 were discovered in Queensland in the 1930s. They are one of three wombat species.

Followed categories will be added to My News. A critically endangered, juvenile northern hairy-nosed wombat left an ecologist shocked when they appeared at a nature refuge in southwest Queensland.

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation staff and traditional owners releasing translocated endangered Northern Hairy-nosed wombats at Powrunna State Forest. Picture: Leanne White/ Supplied ...

The northern hairy-nosed wombat - one of the world's rarest species - has been boosted with the arrival of a baby, Australian conservationists say. There are only 251 of the animals left, living ...

Northern hairy-nosed wombat located at southwest Qld refuge near St George An ecologist was left stunned when he located a critically endangered young wombat in a southwest Queensland nature refuge.

There are 240 at the Epping Forest National Park refuge. The main threats to the northern hairy-nosed wombats are wild dogs, disease and competition for food from kangaroos.